Half and Half
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Caitlin
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Thanks for this, Jeff! I've never seen half and half over here so was just gonna make my own with literally half of each. Thanx again!
I've done that also Catlin when I had both whole milk (the only kind I use) and cream on hand and not half & half, it really is the same as long as it is 50/50 ratio. Most recipes that call for it you could probably substite whole milk or cream for it too if you liked that better.
Caitlin
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Good to know, Joe! Most folks don't realize the huge difference between products available in the US and products available in the UK. When I lived south of Aberdeen, Scotland (where I hail from) it wasn't a problem coz of so many US food stores...but here in England is a different matter.
Thanx for your input!
Ah a Scotsman, don't the Irish call you guys leprechauns.
Just joking I have a good friend in another group that is from Scotland, he now lives in New Jersey, really a great guy. I was in the UK in the early '80 and went through Scotland and Ireland. We went to a golf course there and the pro shop had a sign and cigar box with money in it and the sign said they had gone to lunch just leave the money in the box. That just struck me as it would never happen in this country. Loved the UK except for the food. 
Wart
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Half & Half = 12% fat (range 10.5-18%)
In the United States, half and half is a mix of 1/2 whole milk and ½ cream, typically used as a cream in coffee. Half-and-half does not whip, but it can be used in place of whipping (heavy) cream in many recipes for less fat cooking.
From:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Sauces_Condiments/CreamDefinitions.htm
Chart of different fat contents and meanings.
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In the United States, half and half is a mix of 1/2 whole milk and ½ cream, typically used as a cream in coffee. Half-and-half does not whip, but it can be used in place of whipping (heavy) cream in many recipes for less fat cooking.
From:
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Sauces_Condiments/CreamDefinitions.htm
Chart of different fat contents and meanings.
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Caitlin
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Ah a Scotsman, don't the Irish call you guys leprechauns.
LOL Scots folks are very trusting. And no, we call the Irish Leprechauns, the English Sassenachs and the Americans ...
And if you didn't like the food you were eating all the wrong things, and eating out instead of home cooking no doubt.
Oh and btw...I'm not a Scotsman, I'm a Scots Lass...otherwise known as a Quine.
Caitlin
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Caitlin
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Caitlin
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Thanks for the link Wart!
It's also interesting to know y'all typically use half and half in coffee...most Brits use whole milk or the cream of the milk.
LOL Scots folks are very trusting. And no, we call the Irish Leprechauns, the English Sassenachs and the Americans ...
And if you didn't like the food you were eating all the wrong things, and eating out instead of home cooking no doubt.
Oh and btw...I'm not a Scotsman, I'm a Scots Lass...otherwise known as a Quine.
Oops, handles are sometimes hard to tell from.
Love the answer though and yes I was eating out as I was there on business not pleasure. London after 94 countries is still the only place I ever got ill from food, Fish and Chips too go figure. 
Caitlin
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I'm still a bit leery of a place that deep fries Mar's bars, just can't see that and I won't even mention haggis.
A little secret...we only deep fry Mars Bars for "gullible" American tourists, we don't eat them!
And haggis is no longer sheep's innards...just oatmeal and stuff.
Now Black Pudding on the other hand...ewwwww don't ask if ya don't already know!
Caitlin
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Oh I know what Black Pudding is and managed to hold it down as well as much of the food around the world.
Oh and I love your sense of humor Lass, that is the one thing I found in the whole of the UK when there.
Humor is how we get by. We say you can laugh or cry...but we're such a tiny island, we'd be water-logged if everybody cried.
Besides, we're a nation of mickey-takers...not greengrocers LOL!