Strange milk

[brooksmoses]

A letter to customer service that I just wrote:

Dear [local dairy]:

I just opened this jug of milk, and it doesn't seem right. Initially, I noticed separated milkfat floating at the top (like one gets in non-homogenized whole milk), so I shook up the jug and was able to disperse that, but it now seems thicker than normal milk, and tastes somewhat like half-and-half.

Was something off about the homogenization of this batch? This seems like what I'd expect if it didn't get properly homogenized and my jug was filled from the creamier part of the batch.

Is there any reason to think that this wouldn't be safe to use? It's too creamy to drink, but I'd hate to waste it and if it's just extra-creamy milk I can think of several recipes I can use it in.

Thanks!

So that happened. And now I don't have milk to drink, which is sad because I want some, but perhaps I can make a quiche tomorrow.

Comments

[brooksmoses]

Yup, that's pretty much what I was thinking; it smells fine anyway, and tasted fine when I drank a little. Thanks for confirming!

Also, as I just mentioned in a reply above, my replacement gallon from the same store (but from a different batch three days later) separated in the same way, so it seems even more unlikely that something went wrong in the processing. My guess is that it got frozen in the store's fridge or something like that -- I bought the replacement gallon soon enough that it's quite possible both were in the fridge at the same time.