Why Milk Delivery Went Away
From Ask MetaFilter: Why is there no more milk delivery in the US? It used to be common, now it's extremely rare. Why is that? The short(ish) answer: First, larger dairies meant cheaper milk, making it harder for milkmen to make a living, especially since they had to wash and reuse the glass bottles. Second, the advent of both supermarkets and cars meant housewives could buy supplies on their own schedules. Perfectly valid reasons, but man, plastic jugs and cartons are so dull.
(Ronnybrook Dairy's milk is fatty and delicious, but I will cop to buying it at least partly because it comes in glass bottles.)
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4 Comments:
My hometown is one of those "white picket fences" kind of towns. It cherishes it's Victiorian heritage. They always get people from allover the world in the summertime to visit. The reason why I am mentioning this cute little town is because in the summer there is a horse drawn buggy that goes throught the entire town and delivers milk, in the old fashioned bottles. It's the greatest thing.
Lilartist at 12:00PM on 04/17/07
Ronnybrook's ice cream is also mad delicious!
superkb at 5:16PM on 04/17/07
I just had an idea—how awesome would it be if the dairy farmers who come to farmer's markets in the city hired guys on bikes to deliver milk in glass bottles every Saturday morning? I would totally sign up.
Lia Bulaong at 7:10PM on 04/17/07
Hey folks,
Long for Milk Delivery no more. Home delivery has arrived, again, in Manhattan: http:\\www.manhattanmilk.com
WesFoodie at 6:41PM on 10/17/07