Milk not going 'OFF'

princess_loki

about a month ago i decided to get our milk delivered by the milkman (going to the shop every other day means i 'have' to buy other things!).

my dad was a milkman when i was little and somehow it is more satisfying pouring milk out of a glass pint bottle than out of a 6pt supermarket one!

plus... the glass is recycled and if oh wants to drink a pint of milk he just takes the bottle (less washing up!). another thing what with me being clumsy i always used to spill the 6pt when just open as it was too heavy!

also, with the full fat you still get the cream on the top - yummy in coffee and porridge!

i know i probably pay a little more to get it delivered but it is worth it. plus we get ginger beer and other bits and pieces delivered too

Debt_Free_Chick

Kerriebaby wrote: »

I have noticed that the milk I buy from the farm shop lasts longer ( and tastes better ) than supermarket

The supermarket has a "supply chain" which means that the milk on the shelf is a few days or even a week old when you pick it up off the shelf!! :eek:

One of the reasons I only get my milk delivered from the local milkman - at least then I know where it's been :eek:

luvvabargin

You get Ginger Beer from your milkman??? YUM!

princess_loki

luvvabargin wrote: »

You get Ginger Beer from your milkman??? YUM!

yes! they do all sorts of things!! big bags of potatoes, milkshake, all the fizzy drinks - even bags of compost in summer!!!

not forgetting the lovely gold topped milk!

the milkman is going to be so handy for me after oh has his operation - he will not be able to walk for a while and will need me at home more or less 24/7 so having my milk delivered 3 days out of 7 will be a relief and then i can do the big shop online and have that delivered too

i am a big beliver in supporting other local people - if you don't use the local shops, butcher and milkman then they will not be able to survive. i am only 30 but do not plan on moving house and i will need these services if i get ill and when i am old!!!!

(plus the milkman brings my bin and recycling box in for me too!!)

Austin_Allegro

I dilute milk by about 50%. If you buy full fat, this makes it taste much the same as semi-skimmed but at half the price. Interestingly, this also seems to make the milk go off less quickly - I suppose because more of it is water and therefore sterile.

nesssie1702

Austin_Allegro wrote: »

I dilute milk by about 50%. If you buy full fat, this makes it taste much the same as semi-skimmed but at half the price. Interestingly, this also seems to make the milk go off less quickly - I suppose because more of it is water and therefore sterile.

Water isn't sterile :eek: Mains supply will have been chlorinated, but that doesn't make it sterile.