Topic: Milk

[Beppy]

Unfortunately, Solihull council suppressed the local much used market some years ago. Now all we get are the highly expensive 'Artisan' and foreign food street markets.

We still have a very big indoor market Dm full of butchers, fruiterers, speciality sausage makers, cheeses in fact all weird and wonderful stalls. We have the European traders here at Christmas but they are very expensive selling handmade soaps and knitted goods.

Our market is criss crossed with aisles and one very long aisle is now dedicated to street food which does very well as we have two universities and many colleges in the city.

[Dickiemint]

Do you know the thing I most remember about Solihull's indoor market was the fake perfume stall, which sold one so close to Mrs DM's favourite perfume I (and most importantly Mrs DM) couldn't tell the difference.  Apart from the ££££s less!

[Lila1410]

Another thing was fridges, we take fridges & freezers so much for granted now.

When we didn't have them, or in temporary problems of being fridge-less. we notice the difference.

[sandgrounder]

Remember when semi milk was introduced in the early eighties, was still having the milk delivered to the door, but when I changed over from full milk to seni skimmed, even putting the milk staight into the fridge, it went off very quickly.  So cancelled the milkman and starting getting it from my local supermarket, which I've continued to this day.  Currently getting my two litres of milk from Farmfoods for the last two months for just £1.

[Dickiemint]

We still have the milkman, from 'local' farms. As if Stafford is local to Solihull!  It generally lasts a week.

[Beppy]

We still have the milkman, from 'local' farms. As if Stafford is local to Solihull!  It generally lasts a week.

My milk is still delivered in glass bottles Dickie is yours.

I've had my cousin from Cheshire here and he was astounded to see the glass bottles. 

[Dickiemint]

Yup still glass bottles. We have the option of plastic, which are cheaper, but Mrs DM is old fashioned and quite likes the idea of the glass bottle!

[Beppy]

Yup still glass bottles. We have the option of plastic, which are cheaper, but Mrs DM is old fashioned and quite likes the idea of the glass bottle!

I do too.

[Hotton]

My wife orders a large container of skimmed milk from Sainsbury's. I also drink Alpro including a chocolate one.
For years we had milk delivered but they went to just 3 times a week and then stopped delivering.

[aron]

Just drank a glass of whole milk cold and creamy straight from the fridge.. Nothing better.

[NZ]

When I first came to live in  my present village in 1975 I used to go to the local farm with a small milk can and buy milk straight from the farmer.   After the farmer died the farm no longer had cattle  I had to start buying it in Supermarkets, it  is mostly sold in one litre cardboard containers, not plastic.  Raw milk is still available from farmers but nowhere nearby. I loved the taste of milk straight from the cow.

[NEGal]

I have had milk straight from the cow once when staying on a farm as a child and helped milk the cows.
I remember it was very creamy. Or seemed so.

[Lila1410]

Doesn't it have to be pasteurised nowadays?