Originally Posted by Alice

Milk ? what is that stuff they sell in cartons ? I look at the sell by dates in amazement and know that whatever is in there it's not milk. Whatever it is it's very handy and I use it, but milk it is not ! It doesn't taste like milk and what do they do to it to make it keep for weeks ?
Real milk has a very strong flavour and might keep 24 hours. The stuff in the cartons is irradiated, skimmed, heat treated and dear knows what to produce something that tastes of nothing and will keep for weeks. Horrible but handy. Rave over.