Milk

American milk is indestructible - it really is.

We left an opened bottle of milk in the fridge and went away for ten days. When we got back, it wasn't just cold, but perfectly normal and not curdled, sour or bad in the slightest way. 

I don't know what rays US milk is bombarded with prior to consumption - and frankly I'd prefer not to find out - but with longevity like this, who needs UHT?

Milk

In Britain, you can get whole milk, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk. By contrast, in health-conscious, super-sized, double-whammy, 64% obese or overweight America, you get far more choice, but most things tend to be low-fat, even-lower-fat or contain no fat whatsoever.

On a recent trip to my local supermarket, where the choice is somewhat smaller than in the bigger stores, I came across the following types:

- Whole milk;

- DHA omega-3 milk;

- DHA omega-3 reduced fat milk;

- 100% lactose-free reduced fat milk;

- 2% reduced fat milk;

- 1% reduced fat milk:

- 1% reduced fat vitamin A & D milk;

- 1/2% low fat milk;

- 1/2% vitamin A & D milk;

- Skimmed fat-free milk;

- Vitamin D milk; and

- Homogenized vitamin D milk.

Unfortunately for yours truly, the only type they didn't have was the one I wanted: UHT milk.