A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s

Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by stephen_g on Thursday April 07, 2022 @02:18AM (#30941205)

Yeah, I was going to comment the same thing. There should be little difference between the taste from LDPE lining in paper cartons vs. HDPE plastic containers.

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Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by tomjakubowski on Thursday April 07, 2022 @02:44AM (#30941366)

Plastic jugs let in lots of light, while paper cartons are opaque, which could have an effect.

FWIW, I do have a preference, I think milk is best drunk straight from a paper carton (in single servings, milk from the plastic "milk chugs" has always tasted worse to me).

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Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by Cthulhu_ on Thursday April 07, 2022 @05:56AM (#30942565)

True, but stores generally don't get any natural light in their fridge sections.

Over here (NL), most milk is only on shelves for a day, they cart in new batches daily. We err, go through a lot of milk.

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Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by da768 on Thursday April 07, 2022 @06:45AM (#30942842)

Some store fluorescent bulbs produce enough UV, 24/7, to make printed boxes fade away, and turn plastics brittle and yellow. It's not as strong as full sunlight, but it's still there nonetheless.

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Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by jrootabega on Thursday April 07, 2022 @08:44AM (#30943677)

Even visible wavelengths, especially from fluorescent/LED lighting, can skunk beer. So it's not impossible that this could happen to milk, for whatever that's worth.

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Re:A Square Meal – Foods of the ‘20s and ‘30s by MomoXenosaga on Thursday April 07, 2022 @02:26PM (#30948476)

Milk is a sacred part of Dutch diet to the point that vegans had to find ways to create plant based milk.

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