Hi everyone! I was about to make some cookie glaze and realized I am out of milk 
I do however have some evaporated milk in the pantry. Can I substitute this for the 1% milk I usually use? Thank you in advance for your help!
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Living in Greece for 29 years back in the days when there was no fresh milk in shops I learned to used evaporated milk in everything. You would need to water it down approx. half. It has a bit of a strong taste which you can over ride with a dash more of flavoring. Happy baking.
Thanks so much! I made it with the evaporated milk, but I didn't dilute it - didn't even occur to me, but it taste fine 
Of course since the evap milk is tannish in color my glaze came out more on the ivory side.
An interesting live experiment just played out here. Good info to know!
Yes I forgot the color factor. But then you could have added a touch of white color next time you are in this bind and it will be perfect. I still only use it in my coffee. Old habits die hard.
So glad I could help.
Liquids other than milk work fine in glaze. Some decorators prefer water to milk because they worry about spoilage. But the high sugar content acts as a preservative, and I've never had a problem with the icing spoiling. Other decorators like to use non-dairy creamer, as it comes in so many yummy flavors now-a-days. Looks like we can add evaporated milk to the list!