If you buy a 4L package of milk (about a gallon), it comes in a large bag, with the liters broken up in smaller bags inside. This is intended to cut down on packaging (despite the fact we can recycle all forms of plastic here). It also supposedly makes the package easier/lower cost to transport because it is lighter and because more packages fit in the shipping trucks.
We were initially draining the bags into a large glass pitcher, but with the amount of milk that the twins drink, that wasn't really convenient. Plus, it wasn't the easiest thing to wash off all the milky residue from the glass.
So, when in Canadialand, do like the Canadialand-ians do. We now deposit the smaller bags of milk into a plastic pitcher and snip the corner. Somewhat repellant, as the milk is not sealed up when it sits in the fridge. But, again, we go through milk rather quickly so freshness is not really an issue.
2 comments:
Hmmm. Gout Cremeux.
When you buy the milk is it cold? Or just stacked on the shelves at room temperature, like in France?
The twins and their new baby sister are beautiful. Keep up the excellent blogging!
The milk in Canadialand is kept refrigerated.
More facts about Canadian milk:
It currently costs about $5 for a 4L bag.
They don't say "Whole" milk for full fat. They call it "Homo" milk. (Which initially made us giggle.)
The Province of Ontario has fairly strict rules about the use of hormones and antibiotics in milk. In this aspect, "regular" milk in Canada is more like "organic" milk in the U.S.
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