Is thick cream same as heavy cream and what is double cream anyway?

[GrlA]

is thick cream same as heavy cream ? and what is double cream anyways ?
here we dont have much options so what we have is thick cream i got recipes ask for double cream and other ask for heavy cream .. can i use whipping cream or thick cream instade ?

 

[Andy M.]

Here's a reference page for dairy. It lists different creams and substitutes. Cook's Thesaurus: Milk & Cream

 

[Alix]

That is an excellent reference Andy. Thanks.

 

[Andy M.]

I use cooks thesaurus for a lot of stuff. It's pretty complete