What timing! I purchased a quart of heavy whipping cream this week which would not pour out of the carton. In fact I cut into the carton to dig out the contents which had sealed the liquid below. It has no odor, it has no sour taste. I assumed it had "separated" though I don't really know what that looks like. I called the company 800 number and was told they would reimburse me for the cream so the check is in the mail, so to speak. (Good customer service but clearly the young man on the phone knew less about the product than I did sooo...) I haven't tossed it yet and I'm really curious. The web says absolutely everything: "It's just fine" - "Throw it out" - "No odor, no problem" - "When in doubt, toss it out" - "I've never seen that" - "Happens to me all the time". Something in my thrifty soul won't let me toss it without a definitive answer, so I froze it-- I saw you could do that on the web as well. What do you think? If it's not sour, could it be that the butter fat just separated and solidified? Would you toss it out or use it, like say, for cream biscuits?

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