No, not like that! What are you people thinking?! I’m talking about finding a way to stretch your cow’s milk-dollars.
As the price of milk has climbed steadily over the past couple of years, and especially the last 6 months or so, I’ve been searching for a way our lactose-loving family can survive without causing us to go into bankruptcy!
As of this writing, milk in my community is $4.20 per gallon. That, my friend, is ridiculous! We can go through 4 or 5 gallons a week. That’s $21 per week, or $91 per month…let’s see…$1092 for milk each year!
Nonfat Dry Milk at Wal-mart here is $5.68 for a box of 10 packages. Each package makes 1 US quart (or as in my recipe, 1/2 gallon!). How to make it palatable? Here’s the recipe:
2 packages Nonfat Dry Milk
1 Gallon water (tap water is fine here)
1 Tsp vanilla
1 Tsp Splenda©
Mix all ingredients and chill for a day for best results.
That’s it! I spend about $1.20 – $1.25 for a gallon and it tastes great!
How do you hack your milk? Discuss in the comments.
Cheryl 10:07 am on June 7, 2007 Permalink
Since it’s just me, I don’t have to worry too much about the rising cost of milk. And I refuse to drink powdered, brings back some bad childhood memories! I do wait for it to go on sale, usually every few weeks either CVS or Walgreens has it for $2.50/gallon. I also buy fat free, as it will last a good 5 days past the date printed on the carton.
PJ 4:30 am on June 8, 2007 Permalink
It is absurd… I don’t know how far legal… but in India, to beat the rising milk prices, people have started making milk out of UREA – the fertilizer. I don’t know its effects on human health, but seems something worth investigating
Pat Veretto 6:58 am on June 8, 2007 Permalink
Interesting that you should post about milk… I just did, too. Powdered milk can really help with the cost if you drink a lot of milk. I don’t use that much, and I stretch it a lot in different ways.
madamish 8:36 am on June 8, 2007 Permalink
How do you stretch it, Pat?