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According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than 10,000 years ago, originally as a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and all manner of edible innovations that rendered lactose digestible,...
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"How did an animal product that spoils easily, carries disease, and causes digestive trouble for many of its consumers become a near-universal symbol of modern nutrition? In the first cultural history of milk, historian Deborah Valenze traces the rituals and beliefs that have governed milk production and consumption since its use in the earliest societies. Covering the long span of human history, Milk reveals how developments in technology, public...
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"Can any other food product be as staggeringly difficult and expensive as milk to get from source (in this case, a cow) to destination (milk glass on table) in something loosely approximating its original condition? Cow and goat milk was consumed only in fermented form for centuries (e.g., cheese, yogurt) until modern times. The rise of fresh milk drinking is unnecessary, expensive, bad for the environment, and nonsensical, and has grown into a huge...
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