Milk is an unstable oil in water emulsion. If you let the mi…
Milk is an unstable oil in water emulsion. If you let the milk sit, the low density fat droplets will rise and collect on the top. This fat top is cream. As a kid, Mrs. Martinetto used to dislike this cream layer forming when she made hot chocolate. After she let the hot whole milk cool, she was able to easily remove the cream layer floating on top of the milk. Not only she enjoyed her cocoa, but she also decreased the amount of saturated fat in her chocolate milk.
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