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single cream

British  

noun

  1. cream having a low fat content that does not thicken with beating

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Whisk the rest of the milk in until the batter is more like single cream.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2019

Though saag paneer is almost always served dry in British Indian restaurants, Jaffrey and Stein finish theirs with single cream and yoghurt respectively, with Stein suggesting a little double cream too "for a richer dish".

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2014

The consistency of the soup when done should be about that of single cream, and equal throughout, containing no lumps or fragments of material.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

Mix yolks of eggs and the cream together, then the melted Crisco, and add to soup and stir till it thickens; it should have the consistency of single cream.

From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris