Did anyone else get fresh milk delivered to their door?

[blondeatlast]

I remember it well. I was about 4, and I'd wait outside knowing the delivery man would come along and fill our little silver box with fresh dairy goods.

I'm showing my age, but I don't care. That was a treat from a simpler time, and I remember it quite fondly.

[JimmyJazz]

1. We also got bread delivered to our house.

I remember the silver box on the back step well. I was young when it stopped, too.

[blondeatlast]

3. I thought we got bread as well, I just couldn't remember for sure! nt

[trof]

2. yep

And in glass bottles.
The top inch or so was pure cream.

[stellanoir]

14. When I lived in England

it was delivered to the front steps in bottles with color coded foil lids. The birds discovered that one of the colors represented the whole milk that had the cream on top. Those were the only colors that they would puncture with their beaks to get to the cream. They'd never go for the pasteurized stuff or the lowfat. Smart birds over there.

[bettyellen]

28. not homoginized! i remember trying to make beakfast in ireland for

my mom and aunt in ireland when i was fifteen and i had a rough time of it. the orange juice came in a tin from spain and was very sour and metallic. the bacon still had some pig belly hair on it and the smell was just awful, and then i assumed the milk had gone bad because it was separated. oh well, they enjoyed it anyway.

[bamademo]

4. It wasn't delivered to the door, it was delivered from the barn...

...as soon as my Dad went down there to milk the cow. It's pretty revolting fresh out of the cow. I won't drink milk to this day.

[trof]

7. Miz t. concurs.

At her grandparents farm there was only "cow" milk.
She'd only drink "store" milk.

[flakey_foont]

5. Yes

when I was very young........

[babylonsister]

6. We did, too. Those were also

the days when doctors actually made house calls. Boy, lots of water under that bridge!:)

[mia]

8. yes, I remember

Way back when milk was delivered in glass bottles and there was cream on the top.

In the late 60's, I lived just north of Lambertville (NJ)for a year. My milkman owned the dairy up the street and was also elected Mayor that year.

[trof]

9. Sometimes the milkman would give us ice

from the back of the truck.
Quite a novelty at the time.
I'm SUCH a geezer.
;-)

[benburch]

10. Did up until last year!

We told them to stop delivering because we hate their politics.

[stellanoir]

11. believe it or not

I still have a milkman who delivers to my home.

Apparantly, in the 70's his truck was falling apart and most milkmen were going out of business. My mom was very worried about his livelihood at that time since he had oodles of young kids to support.

Welp. . . he ended up winning the lottery and managed his money brilliantly. He bought a new truck and bought a lot of real estate when the market was really soft. He put all his kids through college and he not only still delivers to the house, but I've known him for so long that he enters the house and rearranges the fridge to fit the milk and OJ on the top shelf. He's an absolute gem. He really does well in this area and works his tail off.

I live in rural area so the weekly delivery saves me from driving 15 miles (one way) to the grocery store or paying 30% more at one of the small local stores.

[SheilaT]

12. Oh, yes.

The little silver box, the glass bottles, the cream at the top. That's a good marker for being, how old? Over fifty, I'm sure (I'm 56).

[blondeatlast]

26. I just turned 46, but I'm getting there! nt

[Historic NY]

13. I used to in glass bottles.........

when growing up we would get in trouble if we didn't turn the bottle to mix the cream in. We would open it and pour off the heavy cream. I still have my old milk box on the porch but no more deliveries here.

We also had bread delivered, meat, beer and believe it or not Dunkin Donuts (it was a route where you could get a dozen or more to your door).

[AngryAmish]

15. Only one who does that around here is Oberweiss

Run by Jim Oberweiss, who ran for governor as a R pledging to rid the state of Mexicans.

While they have fine milk and great ice cream, I have taken my custom elsewhere.

[oneighty]

16. Yes milk

And ice. Coal was dumped in the front yard as well; when dad could afford it.

We had an out house, no electric, no gas and very little water from a frequently dry well-with all of Lake Erie in the back yard.

Life was tough for a boy named Eddie.

Good morning all.

180

[blondeatlast]

27. Always a pleasure to hear from you! nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

17. Horse drawn wagons

brought the milk in glass bottles. Later, they brought jugs of juice. I remember being at my grandparent's house, how the bottle had a funny shape on top-they said that was for the cream. I was sad when they got rid of the horses.

[In_The_Wind]

18. we did ~ it was wonderful!

the cream on top of the milk was a real treat

[rvgwinn]

21. My Dad

rest his soul, worked at a local dairy. We had fresh milk all the time, plus fresh ice cream. Thats when whipping cream was real. The good ol days.

[In_The_Wind]

23. I miss so many of the things about the good old days.

However ~ there are many things about today's technology that I'm grateful for!

Since we have the ability to clone animals successfully ~ I would love to see the endangered species of animals become a priority on the cloning programs!

[demnan]

19. You must be about my age

Because I remember it at that time too. By the time I entered first grade I think that was all over.

I think milk from glass bottles is so much better than milk from cartons.

[undeterred]

20. there was a milkbox built in to our house

yes, those were the days...

[BikeWriter]

22. The milk man had special dispensation from our Chow to...

approach the porch. He'd extend his free hand, which Rusty would grasp gently with his mouth. He'd set the fresh bottles down, then pick up the empty bottles Mom has scrubbed and scalded. He was then free to take one step back, and Rusty would release his hand so he could leave.

[LibDemAlways]

24. Yes, and in Southern CA we also had

fresh baked goods delivered by Helms Bakery. The Helms truck had pull-out shelves with the most delicious donuts. The Good Humor truck came by, too, with "sidewalk sundaes." I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...

[LostinVA]

25. Yup, until we moved away from Southern NJ in 1987

We had a milkbox on the back step. Glass bottles until about 1978-80, then cartons. Our milkman also brought other dairy products (butter, etc), eggs, bread, cakes, pies, etc.

[MrScorpio]

29. Back in the '70s we did

It didn't last too long

We quit

I can't remember why

[Blue Diadem]

30. Milk, Bread, Coffee and Chips.

The last 3 were early-mid 60's. Our milk delivery went into the late 60's.

I can remember the name of the coffee company..Jewel Tea. The chips were Charlie's Chips and came in a cannister.

[Midlodemocrat]

31. We had milk, other dairy, bread, Charlie Chips, the Fuller Brush

man, and the mail came twice a day. It was a much simpler time.

[bertha katzenengel]

32. I vaguely remember it. Like you, I remember it fondly. n/t

:hi:

[Wapsie B]

33. Yes we did.

And I lived on a farm too. Just didn't have any dairy cattle. A lot of people had those route sales trucks come by with groceries. My grandparents had Keniston's stop by every week. They were a local company, not like the other one I'm thinking of but can't think of the name; from Marshall, Mn.

[Scout1071]

34. I'm 33 and I remember getting it delivered as a kid.

Although my mom would get mad if he didn'dt deliver on time and the milk got warm.

Also seems like a neighborhood dog or two was fond of peeing on the silver box. Gross!

[Left Is Write]

35. I'm old enough to remember the little silver box outside the front door.

But I'm young enough that the milk was delivered in waxy cardboard cartons instead of glass bottles.

[Hugin]

36. I used to have milk delivered...

Also, I remember a time before the modern automated
Garbage Truck.

They would have a large truck pulling several wheeled
dumpsters in a train 6 or 7 long. The workers would go
to the side of each house take the can and dump it in
the dumpster as it slowly wound down the street. This
was years before the ubiquitous plastic garbage bag.
They must've been extremely strong because the cans
themselves weighed quite a bit.

I was very young when this was the practice... But,
I found it fascinating. It was one of the weekly
events I looked forward to.

[MercutioATC]

37. I grew up on a dairy farm...fresh raw milk every day.

Not pasturized or homogenized...none of the butterfat taken out.