What's wrong with American milk?

[Reba 2]

What would a German be without good black whole grain bread? Right; nothing.

mmmmm.....we went to a German restaurant last weekend up in Asheville, and they have wonderful black bread, so so yummy! I wish I could find some flour to make it myself though, I haven't seen any around here.

[katej0203 1]

It is the sell by date on the milk that concerns me... what do they put in it to make it last that long? I have never had US milk go off... but I suppose it has to be that way when it is sold by the giant gallon!

And as for the bread... I am putting a maker on my registry... !

Edited October 26, 2008 by katej0203

[Peikko 1,575]

The difference is that American milk is homogenized and European milk isn't

Well, some European milk is, notably french. However, it is possible to buy non homogenized milk in the states, at a price of course. Also raw milk if you want to go there, personally, I don't.

[Texanadian 10]

I think a lot of it has to do with

a- You're using a different fridge.

b- Kitchen temp/humidity are different (depending on where you live/used to live)

For example. bread goes moldy in Texas faster than it ever did in Vancouver. But my kitchen in TX is 25°C/50% while my kitchen in BC was 15°C/45%.

My milk goes bad slightly faster here, but the fridge I'm using is worse than the old fridge I used before.

Edited October 26, 2008 by Texanadian

[Texanadian 10]

I've read recently of a small town farmer who is being charged by the state health dept. for selling raw milk. Seems its illegal in all US states to sell raw milk

I've had raw goat milk. My Aunt used to have a goat. I've considered getting one, but I dunno how the dogs would react to it!

As for not kneading bread, not all of us enjoy doing that, so having a knead free recipe is good. Some of us are just too lazy

New Hampshire has no laws regarding buying raw milk.

As for bread, oh boy do I miss the good stuff. I used to work at a German bakery making about 15 different kinds of fresh, organic, unbleached bread everyday. Nothing like the taste of fresh rye bread about 30 minutes out of the oven.

[Anna C. 4]

I miss real bread!!! I hate the bread here, especially white bread. White bread doesn't need more than 5 ingredients, and certainly not sugar or high fructose corn syrup.. Gross!!!!

La Brea has decent bread, we buy it at Costco... But no real dark bread or sourdough rye

Milk... well nonfat milk ia gross, basically water with white color, I guess you can uy that in Europe too but I never saw it nir woukd I wanna drink that... I miss milk in glass bottles - it tastes better. Even coke from a glass bottle tastes way better. We only buy organic milk, I wouldn't wanna touch that rbst-antibiotic-cocktail some places lable and sell as milk. (note: you can get cheap crappy milk in Europe too!)

[Mononoke28 135]

Oh you're missing out. Hawaiian bread is the best and oh so sweet. I also love Challah bread, very moist and delicious.

Diana

[e-migra 4]

WOW! So many passionate milk fans!

I miss my husband SO much that I would LOVE to have American milk & bread all the breakfasts of my life... boy, I love that man!

e-migra (Portuguese FOOL in love with an American and now suffering...).

P.S: What about American WISKY? Make it double.

[Mononoke28 135]

Whiskey?! Augh! That's pure fire.

Diana

[Reba 2]

I prefer Canadian or Scotch

[Stinky Monkey 1]

make mine a Jack and coke!!!!!!!!

[StillThePrettiest 3]

Jack and Coke and milk?

[Jeraly 4]

Mmm creamy... Or maybe curdly... I haven't tried it