tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199031291075236240.post1659906289740043046..comments2024-03-15T04:12:56.062-04:00Comments on Truth or Dairy: Milk cansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199031291075236240.post-6584152317659865352017-11-17T00:52:24.413-05:002017-11-17T00:52:24.413-05:00Ok, it's three years later, but yes, it sounde...Ok, it's three years later, but yes, it sounded like farmers milked directly into the cans. I spent my preadolescence milking our one milk cow twice a day.I could get nothing more than a pail under her!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574564673692556403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199031291075236240.post-63891831879210630612014-12-02T08:21:27.045-05:002014-12-02T08:21:27.045-05:00Did I make it sound like people milked directly in...Did I make it sound like people milked directly into them? That was unintentional. I mean ... those would be some tall cows! Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127902000013698805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6199031291075236240.post-45376216646325473822014-12-02T07:42:47.006-05:002014-12-02T07:42:47.006-05:00Actually, no one ever milked directly into the mil...Actually, no one ever milked directly into the milk can--they milked into a pail, if milking by hand, or later on (late 1940's or early 1950's) a vacuum milker. Then the milk was carried into the milk house and poured into a strainer (that had a filter in it) set atop the milk can. When full, the can was covered and placed in a bath of cold water to await daily pickup by the milk truck. Dadnoreply@blogger.com