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Sweetened condensed milk can size

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

I am planning to make Ree Drummond’s recipe for key lime pie. It calls for a 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk. I have only used the product once before and had the same delima. here in Canada, the cans are only 10 ounce, not 14 ounce. So I bought 2 and used 4 ounces from the second can. I know I could make my own, but I wondered why this problem exists. i’m wondering if the cans used to be bigger.

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Lars

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

When I make a lime pie, I do not notice a change in the taste, except perhaps for the better. The overwhelming flavor is lime, and the cream cheese keeps the right texture, but of course it is not as sweet. The pie comes out sweet enough, and so a slight reduction in sweetness is helpful, I think.

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Rho Dodendron
4 years ago
I feel your pain. I despise recipes that only use small amounts from cans.
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gardengirl37232
4 years ago
In the US, the sweetened condensed milk cans are commonly 14 ounces, and Ree Drummond is based in the US.
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chloebud
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I’ve always bought Eagle Brand in 14-oz. cans. As far as I know, they’re still that size here in the US. Looks like you can freeze the remaining 6 oz. for another pie at some point and just buy one more can.
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Lars
4 years ago
In the 1950s and 1960s, the sweetened condensed cans used to be 16 oz instead of 14 oz, and I have recipes that call for 16 oz cans. In most cases, I add 2 oz. of cream cheese to make up the difference. I'm not sure if I would do that to make up 4 oz. or more of difference.
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plllog
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
405, check your numbers! 10 FLUID ounces oz (American) of sweetened condensed milk WEIGHS 14 solid ounces. The measure form might be the difference.

There is a lot of yield shaving—give ’em less rather than raising the price, no matter how much the consumers hate it. But then they have to buy two in order to make the old recipes which were optimized to use whole packages. The contents need to be used before they go off, so get thrown out, meaning people have to buy even more next time. There's no incentive for the makers to go back to the originaal size when they do adjust the prices.

There isn't much standarization of milk can sizes, other thaan newer players mimicking Carnation and Pet. Evaporated in my pantry are fluid 5oz and 12oz (Carbation), Evaporated Mayenberg Goat is also 12 Fluid oz. Sweetened Condensed WF 365 is net weight 14 oz. This can size chart has different sizes: https://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--656/can-equivalents.asp There's more of the same, with all kinds of sizing.
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CA Kate z9
4 years ago
Interesting sub, Lars. Does it change the taste of the recipe?

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