When I was a child and used to stay with my aunt in Northumberland she believed it was her mission in life to "build me up". I was a very thin child and auntie believed I couldn't really be healthy (I was - and always "on the go"). She invariably bought Jersey milk and I got the cream off the top spooned on to my breakfast cereal or porridge. I was almost force-fed cream, butter, eggs, honey etc. but never got any fatter. All it's done is give me high cholesterol.
I only buy skimmed milk and only use it when I make porridge and have a drip of it in tea. The only time I miss full cream is when I make a rice pudding so I cheat and add condensed milk which thickens and sweetens it in one go. I like my rice puddings thick and creamy with a good nutmeg skin on top.
Ooh, I'm hungry now.
