Can you turn full cream milk into semi-skimmed or skimmed by simply adding water to it? (UK milk terminology used).

Question

Can you turn full cream milk into semi-skimmed or skimmed by simply adding water to it? (UK milk terminology used).

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

No the point is that fat (cream) floats on water so by drawing a skimmer across the top you remove the cream, but leave the other parts of the milk intact.