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["Austin, Roger" <rda AT rti.org>]

 As someone who has actually milked a cow (not lately,) I find this
discussion refreshing. These days most people do not associate a live
cow with milk or other dairy products. Roger (in RTP)

"Diane M. Kurilecz" wrote:
> 
> Diana wrote:
> > Are you sure their milk is homogenized?
> 
> You're right, it doesn't say on the label.  I suspect that homogenized milk
> is the default these days.  The big difference is that non-homogenized milk
> has a layer of cream which rises to the top of the bottle.  (I remember when
> we had milk delivery back in the 1960's and early 1970's (Dellwood in
> Yonkers, NY), the cream would freeze and push the top off the bottle.)[1]
> You're supposed to shake the bottle to mix the cream and milk.  It is
> tempting to skim some of the cream off the top, but you'll end up with skim
> milk when you're done.  So, I usually take just a small hit of the cream
> from time to time.  It seems to me that the non-homogenized tastes creamier,
> perhaps due to the fat globules not being beaten into submission during the
> homogenization process.