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My mornings these days start off with a cup of freshly brewed coffee and a scoop of thick sweetened condensed milk. I skip the cream and sugar all together, since sweetened condensed milk — milk that's been concentrated and heavily sweetened; its viscosity is like molasses or honey and it moves just as slowly — gives creaminess and sweetness in one product.
My mother always had a can in the pantry at any given time. It was a staple in our home. We baked with it, sweetened Jamaican cornmeal porridge with it, and my mother used it in her tea. Once I've opened a can, I store the remaining milk (poured out of the can) in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. (And if you want to make it yourself, Stephanie Le has a simple recipe for making a batch of sweetened condensed milk of your own.)