christopher short
Birmingham Post
Our junior school (Yew Tree) milk in the 1950's had always been delivered when we arrived in the morning. So it had possibly been standing outside for at least a couple of hours. In the summer, in full sun and in winter, in the freezing cold.
It's already making my throat constrict..... Summer milk was always warm bordering on hot and was separating out. Winter milk had frozen and had expanded in the bottle, forcing off the top. Then it was lined up on the hot heating pipes to warm it up.
Those early experiences put me off milk for life - on it's own, in drinks or milk puddings.
Strangely, for all its reputation in those days, I quite enjoyed school dinners.
It's already making my throat constrict..... Summer milk was always warm bordering on hot and was separating out. Winter milk had frozen and had expanded in the bottle, forcing off the top. Then it was lined up on the hot heating pipes to warm it up.
Those early experiences put me off milk for life - on it's own, in drinks or milk puddings.
Strangely, for all its reputation in those days, I quite enjoyed school dinners.