Fun Dairy Facts

We wrap up our look at Dairy Month with some Fun Facts about Dairy Products.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "You either live life fully, face to the wind, with skinned knees, bruises and all or you turn your back to it all, wither away and die." - Captain Christopher Pike, Star Trek: The Original Series, “The Cage” (unaired pilot)

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Dairy Facts

A Brief History of Yogurt

My first job in the food industry was in product development working with dairy applications. The largest amount of my time was spent developing fruit bases for use in yogurt, so that dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk holds a special place in my heart.

This week, a look at a brief history of yogurt.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "They say time is a fire in which we burn; right now I'm running out of time." - Dr. Tolian Soran, Star Trek VII: Generations

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Yogurt

Cattle Throughout History

Where do dairy products come from? Cows, of course. Cattle have come on a long journey with us, from pastoral times to settled agriculture, from the New World to post-industrialism.

Cattle have shaped human societies for millennia, figuring prominently in the lives and imaginations of the cave dwellers of Paleolithic Europe, the farmers of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and 19th-century Australia, South America, and the American West, to name but a few.

This week, we continue celebrating Dairy Month with a look at cattle throughout history.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Laws change depending on who's making them, but justice is justice." - Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “A Man Alone”

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Cattle Throughout History

A Brief History of Milk, Part 2

I'm old enough to remember milk in glass bottles delivered to the door of our house. Now many dairies are putting milk in glass bottles instead of wax paper or plastic. It has been estimated that one glass bottle can save 40 plastic jugs from ending up in a landfill.

Everything old is new again, I guess.

This week, part 2 of a brief history of milk..

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "You will never come up against a greater adversary than your own potential, my young friend." - Dr. Paul Stubbs to Wesley Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Evolution"

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A Brief History of Milk Part 2

A Brief History of Milk, Part 1

Can you imagine a world of cookies without milk, biscuits without butter or burgers without cheese? I know I can't; and if you feel the same way, this is your month to celebrate. June is National Dairy Month, a time to be thankful for the delicious and nutritious dairy products and the people responsible for providing us with them.

In the past we've looked at butter, unpasteurized milk, cheese and more cheese. What's left, you ask? Plenty.

This week, part 1 of a brief history of milk.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want." - Commander Spock, Star Trek: The Original Series, “Errand Of Mercy"

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A Brief History of Milk Part 1