Of course, I have learned more about food store and emergency essentials and realized it is actually a staple everyone should have. Being a person who detests the taste of milk, I was apprehensive. But then again, I figured it couldn't possibly taste worse than the real stuff does. So, I decided to buy a #10 can.
If you do an onl
ine search, you find several places that sell powdered milk. You can even find it in your local grocery store. I did try the grocery store first, but did not find them in the #10 can size. Just small pricey boxes. And of course the #10 can is WAY cooler (at least it looks reuseable). I decided to order some through a company I have gotten some other emergency supplies through, BePrepared.com. I know most people do all kinds of research then decide which brand is best, but me, I picked the one with the cutest label. The cows were too cute to pass up? Don't you agree? My cost (without shipping) was about $16! Anyone who knows me know that is WAY more than I like to pay for ANYTHING! But, the canister says there are 72 1 cups servings. And 2/3 cup serving makes 1 quart. And it takes 4 quarts to make a gallon. So, the math looks like this:
ine search, you find several places that sell powdered milk. You can even find it in your local grocery store. I did try the grocery store first, but did not find them in the #10 can size. Just small pricey boxes. And of course the #10 can is WAY cooler (at least it looks reuseable). I decided to order some through a company I have gotten some other emergency supplies through, BePrepared.com. I know most people do all kinds of research then decide which brand is best, but me, I picked the one with the cutest label. The cows were too cute to pass up? Don't you agree? My cost (without shipping) was about $16! Anyone who knows me know that is WAY more than I like to pay for ANYTHING! But, the canister says there are 72 1 cups servings. And 2/3 cup serving makes 1 quart. And it takes 4 quarts to make a gallon. So, the math looks like this:
In theory I can make 27 gallons which means it costs me $0.59/gallon. Not bad considering a regular gallon costs about $3. Of course, with the way I mix, at least 2/3 cups will be ingrained in my counter tops... My first expe
riment did not go as well as intended. I took one of those almost gallon bottled water jugs and decided if I poured a little bit of the water out I could put the powdered milk in it and mix it that way. I finally got all of the milk in the jug (after the huge mess of water and powdered milk everywhere). Shook it up. I added some vanilla flavoring and 2 packets of artifical flavoring. I read online somewhere that those two things made the stuff "drinkable". I poured a little for the daughter to drink. Yes I made my poor little child drink this stuff first. She seemed unharmed by it so I tried it. No wonder she liked it. With my additives it tasted like a sweet drink. So, drinkable = YES. My second experiment has not boded so well though. Some how I have yet to fully dissolve all the milk into the water so there are explosive chunks that attack during drinkage. BLECK! Nothing can fix the taste of the chunks. So I suggest, thorough stirring and dissolving of the milk. I still nauseated from the taste. Because I was feeling brave thinking the last mix went so well, this one will be good too...Obviously I was wrong.
I can say conclusively that I like the whole powdered milk stuff. Its cheaper than regular milk. It has a longer shelf life. It can have a good taste. However, you must mix it well. That is so imperative. It does take a lot more effort to make too. But when there are zombies roaming around and no cows to give you milk, the effort really doesn't matter.
Next on my list to look into: Powdered eggs. Anyone know where to get theses??
Watching for explosive chunks,
The wife
Note: This post is not endorsed by any of the entities noted above. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the wife. Your experiences may vary by using those products noted above. So no whining or complaining if you think this stuff tastes horrible or you are horribly maimed by the chunks. Use said products at your own risk.
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