On 6 Jul 2004 07:25:18 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

[Klim] lasted for quite a while after the war where I was, because the
fresh milk was unsafe (seriously so). Heat-dried milk lasted until
at least the 1960s in the UK, and there was a period when free-dried
was the expensive alternative.

Klim was made well into the seventies; a place here used to carry
it, made in Ireland iirc.


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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

It lasted for quite a while after the war where I was, because the
fresh milk was unsafe (seriously so). Heat-dried milk lasted until
at least the 1960s in the UK, and there was a period when free-dried
was the expensive alternative.

By the time I started school in the late 50s we were on fresh milk. It
used to be delivered at about 4am, so in winter was well frozen by the
time the teachers arrived. They then ranged the 98 milk bottles along
the heating pipes, and by break time we were treated to warm milk (with
that yukky boiled milk taste) with a solid centre ;-)
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In article ,
Kay wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

It lasted for quite a while after the war where I was, because the
fresh milk was unsafe (seriously so). Heat-dried milk lasted until
at least the 1960s in the UK, and there was a period when free-dried
was the expensive alternative.

By the time I started school in the late 50s we were on fresh milk. It
used to be delivered at about 4am, so in winter was well frozen by the
time the teachers arrived. They then ranged the 98 milk bottles along
the heating pipes, and by break time we were treated to warm milk (with
that yukky boiled milk taste) with a solid centre ;-)

Compared with Klim, that is wonderful! Compared with half-strength
Klim, you can't imagine. As you know, I wasn't referring to the UK.

"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Quite so. That may help with locating my reference :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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In article , Nick Maclaren
writes

It lasted for quite a while after the war where I was, because the
fresh milk was unsafe (seriously so). Heat-dried milk lasted until
at least the 1960s in the UK, and there was a period when free-dried
was the expensive alternative.

By the time I started school in the late 50s we were on fresh milk. It
used to be delivered at about 4am, so in winter was well frozen by the
time the teachers arrived. They then ranged the 98 milk bottles along
the heating pipes, and by break time we were treated to warm milk (with
that yukky boiled milk taste) with a solid centre ;-)
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

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I can well remember when they first introduced small bottles of milk for
shoolchildren.
At morning "playtime" we first drank our milk with a straw before rushing
out to shout and run about like mad things in the schoolyard.
I always used to start with the bottom of the straw-end at the top of the
milk drink then luxuriate when it reached the half-inch of cream at the
bottom. It tasted like cream 'nectar.'
I won't speak of the politician who finally stopped free school milk for
chidren because it had socialistically inspired benefits.
Doug.
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In message , Alan Gould
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In article , Bob Smith
writes
What do nettles taste like? I assume they must be realy good to want them
in your garden.

Their flavour when cooked as a boiled vegetable is not unlike cabbage or
spinach, but that is only one of many reasons for wanting them in the
garden. I use them mainly for nettle infusion to be used as an insect
repellent, a plant tonic and a source of soil nutrients, and for organic
composting. They also can be used for making very good beers, wines,
teas and in salads or casseroles.

And are, apparently, very good for you ... and your livestock. Found
this - though I don't know why Vermont, I didn't think stinging nettels
existed in the USA .

http://www.ruralvermont.com/vermontw...g/98005/nettle
..shtml


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Klara, Gatwick basin