sour cream

[grenaby]

Is there any way to easily make sour cream at home from ordinary cream? Looked in books but no joy. Thanks

[shazzasuga]

Sure! stir in some fresh squeezed lemon juice, it thickens and sours at the same time, hope this helps luv Shazza x

[Clanad]

Or one cup of heavy sweet cream and one quarter cup of buttermilk. Mix thoroughly and let set at room temperature in a covered container for 24 hours. Cool before use...

Or, mix about 2 tablespoons of skim milk with 1 tabelspoon lemon juice with one cup of cottage cheese in a blender until smooth...

[grenaby]

Thank you so much for your answers. Is it really that simple? I wish I had known before scouring the shops on New Years Eve trying to find some. Again, thank you all.

[xrayspecs]

To make a really tart flavour use white wine vinegar instead of lemon juice - It doesn't keep too long though so use it straight away.