No, that's not true. I drink milk - in my coffee and in my tea (though for three days I followed the advice of a well-researched study to NOT drink milk in tea or coffee, because it stops the beneficial "clearing things" of coffee or tea - I forgot which, must be the result of my stubbornness ).
I have discipline - but as the bitterness of the coffee soured my face, after three days I said:
"Mumpitz! Balderdash! Poppycock!" or something like that . "I did not become ... mumble, mumble... a glorious ripe woman (that periphrasis might be the result of the three days fast...) to start with that nonsense!" That I said while I did some MIF or TIF - I do not tell you which...
I am a person who ate butter when the world recommended margarine, and every morning I eat an egg. And add milk to my porridge. Oh, oh, oh...
The cows you see in the picture are living on a farm near by - and life for the triplets is adventurous: there are also cats, hens, rabbits, and tractors. All equally exciting.
Porridge (with milk), eggs and milk in my tea as usual...
ReplyDelete# Mine too !
DeleteEggs, butter, milk, coffee and tea - I enjoy them all as well. Having a farm nearby adds greatly to the community. Visiting the farm and seeing the animals must be very nice for the triplets.
ReplyDeleteDear Susan, the triplets love to visit the farm - and often we also go to a meadow where sheep graze. Interesting that they react to some incidents not with tears but the way farm-kids would: "A mouse. Dead. Cat says: Smack, smack."
Delete(Though I doubt that they know what "dead " really means).
Periphrasis means joy to one who's ears are tuned to Purple on the Prose spectrum! Dairy quotient on or off for best effect? I cannot tell myself, for there's nary a day goes by without eating some heretofore forbidden food. (I had to google the mysterious MIF & TIF but seem will remain in the dark on that one.)
ReplyDeleteHealth directives are so ludicrous, in the main. I am guilty of wilfully strong-arming my family into eating margarine and brown bread with seeds in it when I was a 12-year-old schoolgirl, bright-eyed with the zeal only found in the young, after being taught the profound wisdom of the Food Pyramid in the lofty-sounding course, Home Economics. That and enforcing the Correct order of washing up. FYI, it's glassware followed by Tupperware, then crockery, cutlery, pots & pans. Yes, the 70s was a fun time to be at school! And yes, I was a right royal pedant.
I hope your triplets don't start issuing lifestyle directives in triplicate when they're older! They're off a more carefree start in their semi-rural idyll.
Dear Pip, I know that you will agree that the question of MiF or TiF should be explained by a real British Lady committed to her social ascendancy - oh yes, I'm speaking of Hyacinth Bucket - äh, sorry - Bouquet.
DeleteThe nation puzzles over the question whether the Queen puts in M-ilk i-nto T-ea first, or T-ea i-n F-irst -- and as we all know: that is a very, very important question!
As to margarine : so you were even very convincing while very young. Maybe you had read "Murder must Advertise" by dear Dorothy - Lord Peter coins a wonderful slogan which I have forgotten, sorry..
But it is one of two main topics in Ellen Turner's Essay (see my answer to Joanne).
Of course washing up MUST be done in that procedure - imagine swimming broken crystal glasses (don't wash them too hot - they might turn milky!) under the greasy pan!
As to the triplets I will have to wait - one of the "twins" shows a noticeable fondness for expensive handbags - mine preferable (and some years later then maybe hers..) She even takes them to the cow-shed!
Of course!!! The MiF/TiF debate was obvious to any discussing Tea. Even so, had I searched "mif v tif", the light would have gone on a trice! Oh, and my handbags have also got dibs on them, too :)
Delete"Dibs" on my handbags will be VERY necessary in the near future, I fear. And my lipstick, and...and..and.
DeleteOn the other hand I see it as a compliment: I was never driven by the wish to possess something my grandmother wore. (Except jewellery :-)
When my mother lived with me and saw the rich dairy offerings, I said Yes, I east butter. She said If I had only known, and I said, We would have been served oleo nevetheless.
ReplyDeleteHow I hated oleo.
DeleteWhen I read what was in Oleo I understand you well, Joanne : "Initially labelled “oleomargarine” the product consisted of the rather unappetizing sound- ing combination of “emulsified beef tallow, skimmed milk, water, and salt for flavouring” (Pilcher 2017, 66) - I found that in an essay with the title: "Margarine, mystery and modernity: margarine and class in literary texts (1880–1945); Ellen Turner; Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Delete- so interesting and such illustrious names on the butter-margarine-front! Could not stop reading, honestly.
I don't love the idea of killing animals for our eating pleasure. But milk and butter don't seem to hurt anyone, thankfully. Even eggs, potentially chickens, are not alive if they weren't fertilised.
ReplyDeleteBut quality espresso, my go-to drink, should not be spoiled by milk or sugar.
I understand your qualms, Helen, and try to eat very little meat from farms where I hope it is true what they promise about the keeping of the animals. I also like vegetarian things - though here I prefer it when they call a spade a spade and don't name it "Schnitzel" - I think when they do that it degrades their often excellent product to "Ersatz"surrogate.
DeleteOf course I drink espresso without milk - though I love a cappuccino too.
I try not to think of the tens of thousands of bull calves that have been slaughtered each year for milk. Hopefully because of scientific advances the practice is coming to an end.
ReplyDeleteOh, I didn't know that, Tasker - that's horrible! I knew that they killed male chickens, also horrible - but now they have stopped that. Yes - mankind is not kind to animals.
ReplyDeleteI have thought about trying alternatives to milk in coffee and tea - almond milk, soya milk, oat milk - may be I should give them a try. However, I only ever use skimmed milk which cuts down the fat content.
ReplyDeleteDear Rosemary, I will stay with "real" milk - I am not convinced that the alternative offers are better (saw a test in TV once). I follow my gut feeling - and as I get along well with milk (I don't use that much): why should I change?
DeleteWe have butter and eggs but we don’t drink much milk ( not good, I know ! ) reason being that, we have black tea and coffee and don’t have cereal so, we don’t use much milk. I watched a programme about how the intense farming of nuts, oats etc for plant based products was worse for the environment that cows are. XXXX
ReplyDeleteDear Jackie, I read an article about that too - and yes: I do not use much milk either, just 1 litre per week, I think. Great that you can drink coffee black (I came to coffee after 50 - so don't know whether I will get used to black...), and tea: the first cup with sugar and milk, please - then I can drink one without that :-) XXXX
DeleteButter and eggs here too - never had anything but black coffee until recently when I treated myself to a milk 'frother' and, have to admit, on cold mornings I'm really enjoying a Cappuccino!
ReplyDeleteI love the "honest" things too - and yes: a good cappuccino is always a wonderful temptation to go into a café - I love when they garnish the froth with the coffee in form of a heart or a leaf.
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