Not to mess up a thread elsewhere...

In at least five incarnations bearing two different version numbers.

I initially read that as “…incantations…” which in the context of that other thread made perfect sense…

re: Misreading "…incarnations… " as “…incantations…”

S’Okay, my mind pictures the modules as lumps floating in a can of condensed milk (not sure the younger ones will get the misread reference.)

To me, “incarnation” is the Untied States; and there’s something to do with flahs as well as condensed milk.

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Wasn’t that evaporated milk rather than condensed milk? My recollection of condensed milk was that it was pretty thick – approaching the consistency of soft margarine…

Evaporated milk, known in some countries as “unsweetened condensed milk”, is a shelf-stable canned cow’s milk product where about 60% of the water has been removed from fresh milk. It differs from sweetened condensed milk, which contains added sugar.

source: wikipedia

Yes, that pretty much explains things. Bear in mind I haven’t seen either product for over 50 years: my recollection was that evaporated milk could be poured out of the tin, but (sweetened) condensed milk required the use of a spoon to extract from its container.

If you search for condensed or evaporated you will find references to www.carnation.co.uk because they do both.
You can get the condensed in a squeezy tube…

Still an active product – seems to be a Nestle thing these days, I’m not sure it was originally.

One recipe involves cooking in the tin to create a milk “fudge”
Needless to say there is always at least one person ready to concoct something that includes banana to ruin it.

Now, if asked I would have said that “condensed” milk was the stuff in a tin (or in a squeezy tube if condensed more), while “evaporated” milk was the dry pellets/powder/flakes that you mix with water. Because… “evaporated”, implies removal of the liquid component…

To me, “evaporated” always seemed totally inappropriate, since you can’t evaporate milk. What is evaporated is the water, leaving dried (or partially dehydrated) milk behind.

What is evaporated is the water, leaving dried (or partially dehydrated) milk behind.

As I said back in 6th form “I bet there’s a big market for dehydrated water”
One young lady (Arts student) went on a lengthy session describing how useful it would be in places like central Africa, meanwhile others went to the toilet to prevent accidents.

8~)