frozen milk

[Nicos]

Do you remember when the doorstep milk used to expand and lift the top off the bottle, and the bluetits ( there we go again!!) would come and peck at the 'milk lolly' sticking out of the bottle?

I've not seen that happen for years- is it something to do with semi-skimmed milk, or just not as cold these days??

[shirlthegirl43]

I suspect it is more to do with fewer doorstep deliveries with glass bottles! Our milkie gave up his round years ago and it took me ages to remember to buy milk in the supermarket (which I hate doing). I was quite happy to pay an extra couple of pence a pint to get it delivered and know it was 'local' milk.

[Bren In Pots]

We've had the same milkman for 26 ish years and never had any frozen, not sure if its because he delivers at 7am so its not had chance to freeze before we bring it in.
I'll have to ask my neighbour across the street hers gets delivered between 1 and 2 am.

[moggssue]

I used to have mine delivered after I left for work, so in the summer it sat outside all day in the sunshine, definitely no chance of it freezing!!! But havent had a milkman for a good few years now - OH's 12yr old son didn't know what a milk float was until a few weeks ago - now thats sad! MInd you, sad for the birds who dont get their early morning treats as well!

[SarzWix]

My milk is still delivered in glass bottles, and we still get a milk ice-lolly some mornings! I haven't noticed the birds pecking at the bottle tops for a couple of years though, possibly because I feed them out the back & milk is delivered at front.
I'd hate to lose my milkman - I'm not a morning person, & having to dash to the Spar for breakfast milk is Not my idea of fun! He also delivers eggs, cream, poatoes and fresh orange juice (also in glass bottles, kids think it's 'weird'...), is very understanding if you can't pay him one week, and knows all the local gossip too - what more could you want?!

[Alison]

Was asking OH about that the other day, both of us remember this as children but the milk we have delivered now is dropped off at about 5am and is still in tact in the bottle when we get up, we wondered if it was a semi skimmed thing but weren't sure - thought that the bird thing might be down to less of them about, or perhaps they prefer the cream tops of full fat?????

[HeyWayne]

Sadly, I haven't seen milk on doorsteps since I was a paperboy. We don't drink much milk so no point in us having a delivery. Used to hear a milkman in the mornings in our close, but haven't heard him for ages now so I guess he's stopped.

[wellie]

Milkman Joke

This bloke goes home after work one evening and says to his wife that he'd heard a bit of gossip in the office today.

His rather gorgeous-looking wife enquired what it was.

"Well!" he said, "Steve told me that our Milkman, allegedly, has had sex with every woman in our street, except for one!!!"

His wife thought about it for a moment, and then piped up: "I bet it's that snotty-nosed cow from No. 4".

[HeyWayne]

Both my brother and I are 6ft7/6ft6. My Dad is 5ft9-10. Apparently our milkman was a lofty soul!

[bubblewrap]

When I was a youngster & living in Nottingham we had a milkman,baker,coal man,butcher & mobile shop come down our street.

[smallblueplanet]

We still have a milkman, coalman, mobile veg shop & a library come down our street!

The bottled milk I remember best is the little third of a pints we used to get as primary school kids.

[Hazel at the Hill]

The bottled milk I remember best is the little third of a pints we used to get as primary school kids.

Do you remember in summer when the milk was warm?? YUK! I'm surprised it didn't put us off milk for life!

[wellie]

Seriously, though, we've still got a local milkman, and he owns all the sheep roaming free around us, and does his rounds with his collie dogs, so 'killing two birds with one stone' if you'll pardon the expression. No frozen milk lollies here though....

[Hazel at the Hill]

You could 'cut out the middleman' by milking a passing sheep??

[seasprout]

The bottled milk I remember best is the little third of a pints we used to get as primary school kids.

We had little blue straws.... ah.