double cream
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of double cream
First recorded in 1875–80
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High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
The recipe also listed four ingredients - spaghetti, black pepper, parmesan and butter and suggested double cream as an option - when there should only be three: spaghetti, black pepper and pecorino cheese.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
If you're watching your weight and looking to reduce the kilojoules of the quiche, swap the full-fat cheddar cheese, milk and double cream to low-fat products.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2023
Berry’s suggestion to add double cream also caused a stink – despite other Italian chefs doing the same.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2017
The hand that touches me is lumpy in its northern mitten, the skin of the wrist between mitten and jacket cuff brownish, like coffee with double cream.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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