Milk

[Stu]

Genuinely don't have milk in the house. Neither of us have it.
Used to keep some UHT for making custard or whatever, but too lazy these days and just keep some ambrosia in.

Occasionally enjoy some double cream on cheesecake or whatever.

I only drink black coffee. The wife can't tolerate caffeine (IBS) so she doesn't have either.

When we have guests, we have to dig out the teabags and nip to the shop who only sell milk 4 pints at a time. 95% of it normally ends up down the drain. Often have to buy teabags, because they actually do go stale, even if you keep them airtight. Probably waste 90% of those too.

I've started stealing the sealed packet ones from hotels when I'm away with work for this reason.

I don't mind tea. I just prefer coffee (oh and yes, I'm a coffee snob)

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Refused to drink it at school, but it was fine from my mum's fridge.

The school reference was a little tongue in cheek TBH i have never liked drinking milk and still don't like the taste.

 

[MashBag]

Yes, now we have full cream Jersey milk. Probably a big slug or two from the bottle most days.

For years we had skimmed white water. That is properly terrible. Whole milk lasts longer and tastes better.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

We use Cravendale we don't use much milk and it lasts a week.

 

[Stu]

Yes, now we have full cream Jersey milk. Probably a big slug or two from the bottle most days.

For years we had skimmed white water. That is properly terrible. Whole milk lasts longer and tastes better.

So here's a thing. If you're lactose intolerant, the best thing you can have is double cream.

The less fat, the more lactose.

When the wife was testing her intolerances, one of them is to remove lactose from your diet. At the time, we thought it was the double cream in coffee impacting her. Turned out that it was the caffeine! A friend is almost entirely lactose intolerant but he can take really really small amounts of double or whipping cream (and that's about it).

 

[MashBag]

That sort of makes sense. Lactose is a sugar. Cream is fat (almost butter) and sugar fits not dissolve in fat but in the milk

Seems illogical.

Don't get me started on all this fat /salt is bad for you cobblers

 

[Stu]

That sort of makes sense. Lactose is a sugar. Cream is fat (almost butter) and sugar fits not dissolve in fat but in the milk

Seems illogical.

Don't get me started on all this fat /salt is bad for you cobblers

There are good fats and bad fats. Absolutely, not all fats are bad.

 

[MashBag]

There are good fats and bad fats. Absolutely, not all fats are bad.

Absolutely. Animal fat, milk & butter fats are in the good group.

 

[Jiffy176]

It's what Ian Rush drinks....

So read my mind when I saw the post heading!!!

 

[Polcho]

Absolutely. Animal fat, milk & butter fats are in the good group.

Good to know, figures really. I just had a full panel blood test and everything was great, including cholesterol and other bits associated with this furring up of the arteries thing. Like i said, I've been drinking milk dailky for most of my life, I'm 63 now.
We don't eat margarine either, butter.

 

[Frisp]

Big mug of full fat wi ma dinner every night. I love to dip my chips in it. Chips need to be cooked in Lard ( kreesh in scots) none if that crushed seed keech !
There is nothin finer than a piece on kreeshy chips , broon sauce and proper butter washed doon wi full fat milk. Even better if you put bacon and a fried egg on there as weel. Washed doon wi a jug o milk.
Even beer canny top that !
This may be a short life but it will be a happy !

 

[MashBag]

Good to know, figures really. I just had a full panel blood test and everything was great, including cholesterol and other bits associated with this furring up of the arteries thing. Like i said, I've been drinking milk dailky for most of my life, I'm 63 now.
We don't eat margarine either, butter.

Well done. Milk and results

If you want to read a horror story look into the history of margarine

 

[Appleton Brews]

Absolutely. Animal fat, milk & butter fats are in the good group.

If I have milk on my muesli in the morning is it a cereal killer? I’ll get my coat.

 

[MashBag]

If I have milk on my muesli in the morning is it a cereal killer? I’ll get my coat.

You will need it in the car

 

[Appleton Brews]

You will need it in the car

A bus

 

[MashBag]

 

[xozzx]

don't think things that are not milk should be labelled as such.
Like stuff from coconuts,almonds,soya..milk comes from mammals.

Why would you care? Its not like you will get confused and accidentally buy almond milk without realising.
If you look up the definition of milk it includes the white liquid from certain plant such as coconuts, almonds,etc. So why should it not be allowed to be labelled as such?

Have you ever tried different types of milk? Some are actually very nice.

 

[Cwrw666]

I get a lot of indigestion and milk is the best thing for getting rid of it as it reduces the acid level in your stomach.
If it doesn't shift it you're probably having a heart attack.

 

[MashBag]

Why would you care? Its not like you will get confused and accidentally buy almond milk without realising.
If you look up the definition of milk it includes the white liquid from certain plant such as coconuts, almonds,etc. So why should it not be allowed to be labelled as such?

Have you ever tried different types of milk? Some are actually very nice.

Good thought.. Is this like Chicken pieces that don't have chicken in them?

 

[Tanglefoot]

Why would you care? Its not like you will get confused and accidentally buy almond milk without realising.
If you look up the definition of milk it includes the white liquid from certain plant such as coconuts, almonds,etc. So why should it not be allowed to be labelled as such?

Have you ever tried different types of milk? Some are actually very nice.

My wife has rheumatoid arthritis and reacts really badly to any dairy so we can't have milk in the house in case of mixed up mugs.
I use oat milk in tea and coffee at home which I've grown to like, it's not a huge difference.
I much prefer oat to soya and almond which I find much more noticeable in tea, both also use far more resources to produce, air miles etc.