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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on November 17, 2013, 04:21:41 am ---That's actually something I started wondering about in the 90ies, watching the TV show Roseanne. They always took those huge plastic containers out of the fridge. Who can even empty such a big container before the contents get spoiled?
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I'll tell you who -- my two sons. Together, they are capable of going through nearly a gallon a day. That's without me drinking any.
One reason I had to go to the grocery store so often when they were both home is because my fridge and car and grocery cart can only hold so many gallons of milk. (My fridge is the smallest I could find and it's still pretty big, but most current American fridges would not fit under the cabinets in my 1948 kitchen.)
Now with just one son here we go through maybe a gallon and a half of milk a week, plus a gallon jug of apple cider and other juices in smaller containers.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 17, 2013, 11:49:29 am ---Had to have a non-leather baseball glove.
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I didn't even know there was such a thing. :-\
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on November 17, 2013, 11:56:31 am ---I'll tell you who -- my two sons. Together, they are capable of going through nearly a gallon a day. That's without me drinking any.
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:laugh:
Okay, I take my question back. ;D
We need roughly one liter a day. But I'm restricting milk (rather cocoa) for my kids first because I think it's food, not a beverage for quenching your thirst. And second they don't drink pure milk anyway, only sweet cocoa. I think one or two cups a day is enough of the sweetness.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on November 18, 2013, 02:05:37 am --- :laugh:
Okay, I take my question back. ;D
We need roughly one liter a day. But I'm restricting milk (rather cocoa) for my kids first because I think it's food, not a beverage for quenching your thirst. And second they don't drink pure milk anyway, only sweet cocoa. I think one or two cups a day is enough of the sweetness.
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I can understand that. For myself I can't imagine drinking milk as a thirst quencher. :P The only way I can stand to drink it is with chocolate in it ;D or along with eating something, preferably something sweet. Otherwise I can't stand the taste of the stuff, especially if it isn't whole milk.
Incidentally, I seem to recall reading somewhere that there is a school of thought that a fluid intended to nurture baby bovines is not something humans should be consuming. 8)
brianr:
Milk is my favourite thirst quencher. However I buy lite milk and about 1 litre per week. I often put strawberry flavouring in it or make hot chocolate in winter. I love milk shakes and it is one thing I find hard to buy when travelling in Europe. I now use SoGood (soy milk) on my cereal for breakfast. I always have a cappuchino when out (probably about 4 times per week Dunedin is famous for its coffee culture) but only drink black coffee at home. I cannot start my day without a black coffee.
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