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I think based on some inexpert googling that what Locke calls "sweet cream" is what a British person today would call "single cream" (or just "cream"). Based on
by eigenket 3y ago
I think based on some inexpert googling that what Locke calls "sweet cream" is what a British person today would call "single cream" (or just "cream"). Based on comparing fat content (about 18%) this is roughly between what Americans seem to call "half-and-half" and "light-cream".
On the other hand the butter content in this recipe is bonkers. The only way that makes sense to me is if you lose a lot of butter in the process of clarifying it, which is a step in the original recipe which isn't mentioned in the translated version in the article.
- cloudbonsai 3y agoI tried this recipe too, and came to the same conclusion. It has too much oil. Some historical context seems to be missing here, or Locke must have been an Epicurean.
- ido 3y agoI don't know how wealthy Locke was, but people generally ate less back then cause food was less readily available. Meat was more of a special occasion rather than everyday staple like it is for a lot of Europeans today.
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- perihelions 3y agoThat's not really [0] the point of Epicureanism; it's sort of an uncharitable parody of it. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus#Ethics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicurus#Ethics
- bratwurst3000 3y agoBtw French Omelette has also a ridiculous amount of butter in it. I think 2 eggs and 120g of butter.