half-and-half

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Half and half refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal-parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks. The United States dairy product known as half and half is a mixture of one part milk to one part cream.^[1]

Alcoholic beverage

Australia

In New South Wales a "half and half" (also known as a "fifties") consists of half Tooheys New (a draught) and half Tooheys Old (a dark ale). In pubs where Tooheys New is not available, Carlton Draught may be substituted. This is commonly known as a "Flaming Carlo", (From Carlton and Old)
Other combinations are:
Tooheys Old & Fosters Light = "Bruiser"
Carlton & Fosters Light = "Tutti Fruitti"
Carlton & Lift with Iceblocks = "Swamp Water" or "Swampie"

Belgium

In some cafés in Brussels, a "half en half" (Dutch for "half and half") is a mixture of white wine and champagne.

Originally it was a mixture of 2 different typical beer types from Brussels: 50% lambic and 50% faro.

Ireland, England and North America

In Ireland and England, a half and half is a combination of Guinness draught and Harp Lager, with the Guinness in a layer on top.

In England, a half and half may also mean a mixture of mild ale and bitter.

In the North East of England, a request for a half and half would more commonly produce a combination of Scotch ale and India Pale Ale (IPA). This drink fell from favor when the Scottish & Newcastle brewery were obliged to sell many of their tied public houses and McEwan's Scotch and IPA disappeared from public bars across the North East.

In the United States and Canada, a capitalized Half & Half is Guinness draught and Harp lager. A lower case half & half is generic for Guinness draught. Black and tan is a more ubiquitous term used to describe any lager/ale that will support the Guinness draught.

Scotland

In Scotland, a half and a half is a dram of whisky and a half-pint of heavy as a 'chaser'[2].

Switzerland

In Switzerland, and more particularly in Valais, a half & half is a mixture of dry and sweet liquor of the same fruit.^{[citation needed]} In Romandy, a moitié-moitié (lit. half-half) can refer to coffee mixed with an equal amount of milk.^{[citation needed]} Moitié-moitié also refers to a cheese fondue made with half Gruyère (cheese) and half Vacherin Fribourgeois (cheese).

Beverages

Polar Beverages makes a soft drink called Half & Half which combines the flavors of natural grapefruit and lemon.

A half and half, also known as an Arnold Palmer, is a popular Southern United States drink consisting of 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 iced tea.

Some coffee shops in colder climates serve a half and half drink consisting of half coffee and half hot chocolate.

Dairy product

In the United States, half and half is a very light cream typically used in coffee. Its butterfat content is about 12.5%,^[2] which makes it low-calorie and more stable in coffee. It is widely available in the United States, both in individual-serving containers and in bulk. It is also used to make ice cream. The same product is known as half cream in the United Kingdom.

Food

The term 'Half and half' is used in canteens on construction sites. Workers use the term frequently between themselves to describe an order selection to be served to a worker. Often there will be a choice of meal where one can select the 'half and half' combination and one need only say when ordering the term 'half and half' to convey a well understood order.

Half and half is commonly understood to be a bed of half chips (French fries in the US) and half rice. A classic selection would be 'chicken curry half and half' or 'chili con carne half and half'. However, slight variations do apply. For example, 'spaghetti half and half' would be spaghetti bolognese served on a bed of chips.

In the Netherlands "half om half gehakt" (half for half) is commonly used for minced meat, a mixture of beef and pork (or lamb in Islamic butchers).

Tobacco

Half and Half is an Owensboro, Kentucky-based tobacco company.

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