Milk in NYC

[debka_notion]

I just tried to make myself a nice cup of tea with milk in it before bed, and when I poured the milk in, it was chunky. This is 4 days before the sell by date in NYC- whereas the milk I bought in Boston usually lasted quite a good while beyond that date, when I didn't use it up too fast, except once in the summer.

I don't understand New York City. Is there something about the place that causes milk to curdle?

Comments

[belu.livejournal.com]

I've actually generally found the milk around here to start going bad about a week before the date. Sour-bad, not chunky-bad, so it seems even worse down there. (Not that it's ever that good around here to begin with for like drinking straight, but until about T-1 week, it's still ok for things like cereal.)

[nuqotw.livejournal.com]

I have had this problem too. I stopped buying milk in NYC. If someone knows where to get milk that doesn't spoil so quickly, let us both know. Otherwise, I buy milk at work (Target near my office) and that stuff seems quite reasonable. I'll bring you some (after RH though).

[gimmelgirl.livejournal.com]

I've never had a problem. It's usually good right up to if not a little bit past the date here. We buy our milk at the Met, right below our building.

[chinchillama.livejournal.com]

Does the US have the UHT milk? You know the stuff that's real milk but is in a box and could survive for YEARS outside of a cow?

Also, is your fridge turned cold enough? cause I know it took us awhile to sort ours out over here.

[jessebeller.livejournal.com]

in new york city, agricultural products are generally in transit for much longer periods of time before being purchased by consumers. also, new york city vendors are a vastly less uniform (and therefore less reliable) group than is the case other places. the result is that dairy products sold in the five boroughs have earlier expiration dates, and even those are less reliable indicators, than other places.

you can cut down on the spoilage factor by purchasing dairy products from larger chain vendors who have higher standards in refrigeration equipment and use larger transcontinental shipping firms with higher standards in refrigerated shipping.