In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond Milk

Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by emodendroket on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @03:30PM (#15909173)

There's no risk from drinking milk from cows with open sores on their utters?

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Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by spraak on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @10:32PM (#15911808)

Ugh. Can you read? I said a clean source and LOW risk, not NO risk.

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Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by emodendroket on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @10:34PM (#15911815)

And as we all know it was really rare for cattle in the Middle Ages to be ill.

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Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by coldtea on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @08:33AM (#15914065)

Why would they be ill more frequently than not? If anything, their lives were much better, and the environment much better than today's cows in industrial production settings.

In any case, anybody who hasn't spent all their lives in western cities, but knows rural communities, can attest to millions drinking fresh milk with very low risk for ages...

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Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by emodendroket on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @09:12AM (#15914262)

Milkmaids commonly had cowpox, did they not?

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Re:In the Middle Ages, the Upper Class Went Nuts for Almond ... by emodendroket on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @06:34PM (#15910566)

I meant udders here but that's probably obvious.

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