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The half and half my kids drank was a half gallon of regular milk mixed with a half gallon of heavy cream. That tasted more like regular fresh milk to me. The half and half I buy now is mostly used for baking . I use liquid coffee creamer and it is non dairy even though in dairy case.

Tropit- I'm confused by what you said about half and half. The kind we buy says "milk and cream" under ingredients. That's it.

I've definitely found some that had other ingredients in it in our grocery store.

Thought I'd give an update.

We are still buying the raw milk direct from the dairy. They are wonderful people and fun for us to work with, don't mind us visiting the the various cows (Ladies in the big shed, heifers in the little, and weaned babies in their area. Also have pigs, sheep, geese, visiting ducks, rescued barn cats, farm dogs, etc. Is about 5 miles from home. They've been great and notify us by text when things happen, like if their chiller goes out or whatever, so we know ahead of time if there are any issues.

Farmer will provide milk in gallon glass jars (for subscribers like us) or you can get in plastic if you'd rather or just want to pick up some. We bought sturdier gallon jars, while we still use plastic bags and such we do prefer non-reactive glass for storage. The handles are nice, the inner seal/pour spout is nice, but they are big! They fit in our current refrigerator but would not have had a good space in our old one.
https://www.amazon.com/Airtight-Bulk.../dp/B084YRKWHN

We take the empty one (we are responsible of course for washing) when we pick up the full one. If it is a pay week, we put the money in the jar if the farmers aren't there. We have our names on our lids, other people have started to get them and one person has stickers on their lid and we are seeing other alternatives. Farmer doesn't mind, says actually the other containers help them keep track easier. Usually when we pick our milk up, it is a full fridge full of what is going out that day.

We also bought Quart bottles. We shake and pour off the milk from the gallon jug into the quart jars that are easier to handle. The big milk jug and up to two quarts can snugly fit in the refrigerator door. I think these are the ones I chose, I like the square shape. We do use the caps, but not the pour spout.
https://www.amazon.com/Airtight-Reus.../dp/B0C4DG15L4

Sometimes it does feel like I am washing milk jars a lot, but that's what happens when you reuse.

I am not doing much more dairy than I did before. In my tea/coffee, when I make oatmeal I do half water and half milk. Hubby has upped his dairy intake and is making his own Kefir. We used to make special grocery trips to buy that when we were in Seattle.

The man I am dating grew up on a dairy farm and has the strongest, whitest teeth and not one cavity! He would love to have access to raw milk but it is strictly controlled here.
If you separated it from the cream, you could make butter...I make it from 35% cream in my Kitchenaid mixer. Just be sure to have a towel ready to put over it for when it turns from liquid to solid, as the buttermilk will splash all over the place. Be sure to add a little salt, otherwise you have to keep it in the fridge or it will go bad really quickly.

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Although I grew up on raw milk, living on a farm, I no longer like it at all. DH is lactose intolerant, so we now use Fairlife almost exclusively. It's ultra filtered, higher in protein. More expensive, too, but I do not use a lot of milk - in my one allowed cup of morning coffee and occasionally in cereal. It's easier to just keep only lactose free milk on hand and not have to worry about using the wrong one in any recipes that have milk. Unlike Lactaid milk, or store-brand lactose free milk, Fairlife does not have a sweet taste, it tastes just like regular milk.

Iceblossom, thank you for the links to the glass bottles. I keep and reuse jars, but less and less items come in glass.

*gasp* beer sold in the church hall!

Growing up we were told it wasn't a sin to drink alcohol but it was a sin to get drunk.

Exactly ... *gasp* it created quite a few *giggles* along with the silent auction gift baskets that included wine. Of course, must have been communion wine, right? :) Just got the date for this year's bazaar, and can't wait to see just what surprises the ladies have for us!

I had a friend who grew up in a very strict church - no smoking, no drinking, no dancing, etc. I asked him, Wasn't water turned into wine in the Bible? His answer, oh no, it was turned into grape juice.