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spindles · 02-15-2010, 09:46 PM

The milk factory near my parent's place used to package milk in bags (or sachets...). Factory isn't open anymore and our milk now comes in cardboard cartons or plastic bottles. 3L one on our fridge atm.

So, it isn't just Canadians who are weird - we Aussies are too!

Lindy · 02-16-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by snowy

It's not a big risk with cold milk containers; BPA leaches out of polycarbonate if it's heated or exposed to acidic conditions. The milk company is trying to find an alternative container but the process is slow-going.

Some small local dairies in the Midwest use the old style glass bottles, charge a deposit, etc.

The milk just seems colder in glass. Probably my imagination.

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Originally Posted by Craven Morehead

I grew up on that!

On a dairy farm. Ever drink raw milk? Non-pasteurized milk. Been so long ago, but I can still recall it being somewhat sweeter. Much tastier.

We still keep a couple of small milk cows on the farm. Jerseys give great rich milk. Non-homogenized, of course, so there is thick cream (not as thick as cottage cheese, but so thick it won't pour -you have to use a ladle) on the top. Lipophobes, beware! We make our own butter (nothing better) and even cheese, mostly because even the little cows give more milk than the family can use now with most of the kids gone. We've never pasteurized and never had a problem. Just keep things very clean and cold.
You can approximate homogenized milk by running a mix of milk and cream in a blender for a couple minutes, although it does separate over time.

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Originally Posted by Poppinjay

Well, kids died by the bucket load from non pasteurized milk in the early 20th century. So some hysteria is to be expected.
I drink skim, and love it. It's no longer blueish!

I don't think that the problem came from the bacteria in the cows gut, but rather from external contamination of the udder, or dirty hands or milking machine.

Lindy

Leto · 02-16-2010, 01:35 PM

my mother told me that as a kid she used to sneak out to the porch to eat the cream off of the top of the milk bottles that were delivered. she said that back then (late 1930's to 1940's) milk came delivered in a glass jug that narrowed in the neck, then got wide again before the mouth so that the cream would rise and collect in that area.

It could then be scooped out separately. This is what she would consume if she got to it first.

snowy · 02-16-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Lindy

Some small local dairies in the Midwest use the old style glass bottles, charge a deposit, etc.

The milk just seems colder in glass. Probably my imagination.

Yeah, we pay a deposit for the Merlon bottles.

There is a dairy in California that still uses glass bottles and distributes up here: Straus Family Creamery :: Home

I haven't tried their milk but I have had their yogurt (yum).

MexicanOnABike · 02-16-2010, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MexicanOnABike

I'm from ontario and this is EXTREMELY common. I only drink it from cartons because I have to drink lactaid beatrice milk 2%. if it came in bags, I would be buying those for sure!

http://www.beatrice.ca/products/prem.../lactaid_2.jpg
I used to buy this a few times a week. I can now buy it in bags like everyone else! this is great news for me.

MSD · 02-17-2010, 10:59 AM

No Clockwork Orange milk bar jokes yet? Color me surprised.

I used to get milk in gallon jugs, but as I got older I got more and more lactose intolerant and stopped having it altogether. I had Parmalat brand UHT milk in unrefrigerated cartons a few times, the taste was a bit different but I liked it. Not having had it for a few years, when I've tried it recently the taste disgusted me -- it tasted like bad breath smells. I've heard the same from a few other people who stopped drinking it, and I've also heard complaints that even whole milk is much less rich tasting than it used to be and reduced fat and skim taste almost sour. Any of you milk drinkers have any thoughts on that?

azurah22 · 02-19-2010, 04:34 AM

i don't know why but i don't like drinking milk.

lostgirl · 02-19-2010, 04:17 PM

I can only drink milk if it is chocolate, I never liked the taste of regular milk.

Anxst · 03-06-2010, 07:48 AM

The milk I buy comes in reusable glass bottles, but I'm in Wisconsin, so there's a lot of milk options here. Most folks buy it in gallon jugs, or occasionally in bags. The bags always seemed more economical to me.

It's harder to find, but I love UHT milk. I love how I can take it camping, and how I can keep pint containers of it on the shelf for cooking, so it's already room temperature.

02-15-2010, 09:46 PM	#41 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	The milk factory near my parent's place used to package milk in bags (or sachets...). Factory isn't open anymore and our milk now comes in cardboard cartons or plastic bottles. 3L one on our fridge atm. So, it isn't just Canadians who are weird - we Aussies are too! __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?

02-16-2010, 01:35 PM	#43 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	my mother told me that as a kid she used to sneak out to the porch to eat the cream off of the top of the milk bottles that were delivered. she said that back then (late 1930's to 1940's) milk came delivered in a glass jug that narrowed in the neck, then got wide again before the mouth so that the cream would rise and collect in that area. It could then be scooped out separately. This is what she would consume if she got to it first. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I

02-19-2010, 04:17 PM	#48 (permalink)
lostgirl lightform Location: Edge of the deep green sea	I can only drink milk if it is chocolate, I never liked the taste of regular milk. __________________ We're about to go through the crucible, but we'll come out the other side. We always arise from our own ashes. Everything returns later in its changed form. - Children of Dune

03-06-2010, 07:48 AM	#49 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	The milk I buy comes in reusable glass bottles, but I'm in Wisconsin, so there's a lot of milk options here. Most folks buy it in gallon jugs, or occasionally in bags. The bags always seemed more economical to me. It's harder to find, but I love UHT milk. I love how I can take it camping, and how I can keep pint containers of it on the shelf for cooking, so it's already room temperature. __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

02-17-2010, 10:59 AM	#46 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	No Clockwork Orange milk bar jokes yet? Color me surprised. I used to get milk in gallon jugs, but as I got older I got more and more lactose intolerant and stopped having it altogether. I had Parmalat brand UHT milk in unrefrigerated cartons a few times, the taste was a bit different but I liked it. Not having had it for a few years, when I've tried it recently the taste disgusted me -- it tasted like bad breath smells. I've heard the same from a few other people who stopped drinking it, and I've also heard complaints that even whole milk is much less rich tasting than it used to be and reduced fat and skim taste almost sour. Any of you milk drinkers have any thoughts on that?

02-19-2010, 04:34 AM	#47 (permalink)
azurah22 Upright	i don't know why but i don't like drinking milk.