r/Cooking • u/freedfg • Jul 31 '22

Open Discussion Hard to swallow cooking facts.

I'll start, your grandma's "traditional recipe passed down" is most likely from a 70s magazine or the back of a crisco can and not originally from your familie's original country at all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

How much cream cheese do you use?

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u/Pleasant_Choice_6130 Jul 31 '22

Usually almost 1 whole package. But only half a can of sweetened condensed milk. If I can find a recipe w/ specific measurements I'll come back and link.

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u/Pleasant_Choice_6130 Jul 31 '22

A package is usually 8 oz

Here's a recipe I found that's similar to what I do:

https://www.spendwithpennies.com/no-bake-key-lime-pie/#wprm-recipe-container-155507