Why Store Powdered Milk

[@chriskoch1241]

My dad is a Korean war vet and he told me about the troop ship crossing over there. Most of the recruits were basically boys. About 3/4 the way over, the recruits were getting depressed and aggravated in tight quarters. Tempers were flaring. It was the chief cook who came to the rescue. To help them feel more at home and cared for, he made all of them PBJ sandwiches, cut corner to corner, served with milk as a snack. There was no fresh milk on a 1959s troop ship - only powdered milk. But the cooks knew to put the rehydrated milk in the chiller set at the coldest possible temp before it froze. That near-brain-freeze temp made the milk seem fresh. All the recruits were called in for a surprise snack, and the tempers cooled as much as the milk. Brilliant.

[@chriskoch1241]

...that should be "1950s troop ship"...

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes, we were in Korea from 1950-1953. Jim

[@santonibell2705]

It is a blessing to hear your family had that experience on his way over...It gives me a warm feeling that maybe my dad had something like this happen to him. Dad was 17 when he joined the army. My dad was also a Korean war vet (actually POW) that part we didn't find out about until he passed away. Did you know that the bugler there to Honor our Loved ones passing & service to their country are being dishonored (again) because the bugler has a box inside the bugle that plays Pre-recorded Taps? I was so mad, this was 2005-still happens today 2024. Anyway, sorry I'm still bitter about this.

[@chriskoch1241]

I had no idea about the bugler. To serve as one is a privilege and an honor. A recording is bizarre.

[@kj7653]

What a great story.

[@lightgiver7311]

A drop or two of vanilla extract helps make it tase a little better.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks for the tip. I will have to try that.

[@robingirven4570]

Sorry, I wrote the same thing. Didn’t see your comment first….😐

[@sunny4849]

Thank you. Powdered milk is 'foreign' to me. I really need to learn how to use it. Hopefully I'll find some recipes for dairy products. S.O.S. soups sounds useful too.

[@lcinflorida8728]

Aha! Best tip ever for powdered milk!!

[@amymorales4622]

I was just about to suggest that. My grandkids always love the milk at my house. They don’t realize that I mix it from powdered milk and add vanilla before chilling it in a pretty pitcher.

[@rubies200]

Watching Pam is like taking a Home Demonstration Club class, back in the day. It is informative, useful, interesting and fun!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Glad you enjoyed it! Jim

[@michellegrovak]

Reminds me of 4-H.

[@dahleenbonner4556]

I so appreciate all of the time and energy spent by Home Economic classes in school and continued education through Home Demonstration Club classes later in my life!! I am now 81 and owe my knowledge of home and family through theses venues.

[@JayTX.]

The way she teaches is amazing to listen to and may I say relaxing

[@bubbles2868]

Agreed

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

When my kids were little and i was single and trying to make ends meet I had the kids help experiment to try to make powdered milk more palatable. We never found a perfect solution but I did freeze evaporated milk in ice cubes and added one of those to a quart of milk and that helped. Even a bit of vanilla helped. Mostly we flavored it with what we could afford. I did use it in breads, cereals and anything that needed milk. I did yogurt and the kids helped me make cheeses. It is a versatile product to have on your shelf!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

That sounds very interesting. Jim

[@sue9252]

I remember growing up in our family of 7 children on Carnation Powdered Skin Milk and the can milk . We also had a milk man , bananas delivered and an iceman . We cleaned our plates or we had to eat it at the next meal. The only time I remember being hungry was at school in the am. Although we filled up on Quaker Oats every morning, I was always starving by lunch time. Cheese Whiz or baloney sandwich, an apple and a cookie was our brown bag packed lunch and the school gave us a carton of milk. We learned to recycle at an early age by folding our used wax paper and brown bag and to bring it home to be used again.

[@richardrybicki749]

I have been using Nado fortified whole milk in the Hispanic isle

[@marcelarodriguez9280]

Or Nido? I use all the time

[@jeanniemacadams7983]

I LOVE the LDS stores, both physical storehouses and the online store. Products are superlative, prices are amazing, and the people are the nicest & most helpful anywhere around. And you're right: nobody asks my theology, is only dedicated to service and information.

[@cynthiao.campbell5769]

I love the products the LDS folks sell.

[@toniabardlabon703]

I agree. I only wish they offered some/any organic products.

[@janejdough2230]

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[@JamesAmbrose48]

I bought powdered whole milk from Hoosier Hill Farm. It mixes well with a hand held milk frother and tastes just like whole milk. Very satisfied.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Sounds great! Jim

[@LindaLee375]

I use it too for making kefir and yogurt...tastes wonderful in my smoothies.

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

My local Bargain Market had number ten cans of whole powdered milk available a few months ago. I bought one and loved it! Alas! The next time I went shopping all those big lovely cans were gone. 😢

[@coventrywildeheart7108]

Many thanks from tropical north Queensland, Australia. I know a few people here who love your vids.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Awesome, thank you! Jim

[@spockmcoyissmart961]

I remember the cardboard box with the pull out metal 'spout' on the side of Carnations Instant Milk as a child. Not good memories either.

[@mrhalfstep]

Your discussion of half whole and half powdered milk brought back memories of a very heated argument that I got into with my 4th grade teacher. She tried to teach us that Half and Half was a whole milk and cream concoction, which it is, but I argued, with a goodly amount of assuredness, that she didn't know what the hell she was talkin' about. My mom called half powdered and half "real" milk "half and half" and I was stickin' with that definition. It resulted in the outcome that one would expect back then (but not today). She was right, I was wrong and I got to write that about a hundred times on the blackboard. Guess that's why I remember it. LOL

[@kimjohnson5742]

I had the same type of experiences as a child. I was laughing along with Jim. As I, too, have a bad gag reflex

[@waitwhat5931]

I love your story!

[@kathymc234]

Hahaha. Good story. And good on you for proudly telling a story where you were wrong, but not ashamed to admit it. Sounds like something I would do. Good for you.

[@Zinnias2go]

😂

[@Pindol235]

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[@michelegrice4938]

I use powder milk everyday, and l keep cold water in my fridge, always for making my milk. When it runs out l grab the cold water out and make my milk then refill the water for next time.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

[@DangerZone-w6y]

Pam you are so correct, reconstitued instant or dy milk doesnt have the best taste. I found that by adding a couple drops of vanilla extract and pinch of sweetner.. the flavor improves greatly! I agree 1000% like it or not.. everyone should be storing dry powdered milk, as it has many other uses, other for just drinking.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Great tip! I will have to try that...maybe! LOL!

[@sarahcourtney1658]

I agree! I tried the vanilla also & it works really good. I think I used 1/4 tsp per half gallon, using Nido Dry Whole Milk

[@lilliewilliams3331]

This is how my Mother fixed it and called it sweet milk.🙂

[@Gardendreamsforme]

Thank you for sharing that great tip!

[@darrelyn6769]

Another trick, is to rehydrate the milk in a blender…aerating seems to help, for drinking.Also chocolate syrup.😁

[@rustygun1]

Look at those beautiful roses! :D

[@sharonjacob1740]

I can remember the smell and taste. It's something I won't forget.

[@trishfitzpatrick2066]

I was raised with eight brothers (third oldest) and very well remember the difficulty of feeding us all but we had the luxury of a milkman and fresh whole milk. I also remember leaving the table still hungry though. Still, we had a country life full of wonder and didn't ever think of ourselves as poor. More food today but less fun.

[@kathymc234]

Those were the days when NOBODY left food on their plates.

[@sherrycallaway]

When I was young growing up we purchased milk straight from the dairy so it had the cream that would rise to the top.I had four older brothers and they drank lots of milk. Mom would mix the fresh milk with the powdered milk and we all drank it fine. I think mixing it with the fresh milk helped

[@virginiaparmenter7064]

Best cream ever.

[@mrhalfstep]

Find me a kid that ever had to drink powdered milk that DOESN'T have bad memories of it! We were on Government Commodities for a while in about 1964-65 and as bad as powdered milk was, it still beat pouring water on our cornflakes, which we had to do when the powdered milk was all gone before the end of the month.

[@sandijammes7761]

My mom had powdered milk when I was a kid. I think the name was Sanalac & I haven't seen that brand in years. It tasted awful if you mixed it up, put it in the fridge, got it cold & used it right away. She discovered that not using quite as much water to make it AND making it AT LEAST the day before made it taste a lot better. Letting it sit in the fridge longer made a big difference!

[@salemdesigns65]

@sandijammes7761: Are you referring to Similac? The powder baby formula?

[@sandijammes7761]

@@salemdesigns65 - No. It was regular powdered milk. The name was Sanalac. I'm not sure that Similac was even available in the 60's. Sanalac was used by the whole family. God bless.

[@salemdesigns65]

@sandijammes7761 Ah ok... FYI: Similac was around in the 50's. I never drank it as a baby, but my little sister did in the late 60's. 😊

[@bryanbennett972]

When I stumbled on your channel on UTUBE, the first thing I thought of was who was that Cooking Lady my Mom always watched on PBS back when I was a kid. None us kids cared for that "Boring Show" on her favorite station, but we had no choice and usually got sent out the Back Door for complaining. That Lady was the famous Julia Child. Thanks, you made me remember something good from my Past today. Mom is 93 now and still cooks a mean meal...

[@traceyvaile7625]

My Mum had a recipe from many years ago for Savory Meatballs with creamy onion gravy and powdered milk was used in both the gravy and the meatballs (along with quick oats in the meatballs). I still make it on occasion as it's kind of comfort food for both myself and my brother now that Mum is gone. It's a wonderful recipe, tastes great. Thanks for the storage tips, I do need to stock up on it.

[@RothEnglishSchool]

Not fair! Include the recipe. It sounds great!

[@toniabardlabon703]

@@RothEnglishSchool- if not the whole recipe, at least the creamy onion gravy .. thanks much

[@dagneytaggart7707]

Yes, would love the recipe.

[@YT4Me57]

I don't drink low fat milk nor do I like powdered low/no fat milk. However I store powdered milk for baking. I'll just add extra butter in the recipe to balance it out.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Great tip. Thanks.

[@LaKe477]

Powder milk makes wonderful hot cocoa mix.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes it does! I agree.

[@shandalmills7414]

I keep it on hand because I can't drink milk but can have it in baked/ cooked items. No waste and have my ingredients needed to cook. I love the nido powder.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I will have to try Nido. Thanks for the tip.

[@staceybowers3945]

The Nido is what I buy. I think it taste better then the stuff that comes in the box.

[@shandalmills7414]

@@staceybowers3945 i agree. The smell is better to me also. My taste buds are always on overdrive and the box stuff is prominent to me even after cooked in foods

[@brendamarques1555]

Nido is better tasting, probably because it is full fat. Just be aware that the fat content makes it unsuitable for LONG term storage. That said, I stock and rotate a 6 month supply it because it is our favorite for making yogurt.

[@cynthiao.campbell5769]

I grew up on a dairy farm. We drank raw milk. Daddy used a hand cranked cream separator to separate the cream from the milk. My Saturday morning chore was to turn that infernal crank! My gag reflex kicked when we had to drink the skimmed milk so Daddy ended up giving it to our chickens!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

LOL! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@deeT02]

Raw milk is do much better for you too! Sometimes, it didn't taste so good if the cows were eating weeds.

[@cynthiao.campbell5769]

Yeah I once got punished for leaving the gate to a pasture open. That area was full of spring onions and we had to throw out all the milk to the chickens for several days until it stopped tasting like onions! Never did that again.

[@paulas.8089]

I love powdered milk to drink. I do remember drinking it when I was a child and it was grainy and tasted off to me. What we have today tastes much better, I think.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I think the process for drying milk has made great advances in the past several decades, thankfully!

[@susanwoodcarver]

This is so informative! Thank you. Please consider doing a video on the many uses of powdered milk. I know you listed a number of uses at the end of this video, and so appreciated it.

[@mrmrswalterjobjr4188]

The mention of making cream cheese with it was intriguing to me.

[@susanwoodcarver]

@@mrmrswalterjobjr4188 YES!! Me, too!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes, that is definitely on our list of videos to make fairly soon.

[@LittleBitOfSunshine4u]

​@@RoseRedHomestead I am looking forward to seeing the video showing how to use powdered milk to make cheeses. I had no idea! I think there are many people like me who purchased powdered milk for preparedness but haven't even opened it up to try it yet.

[@jabolbot9371]

@RoseRedHomestead really looking forward a video on powdered milk!! Have you come across a powdered milk for folks that can’t tolerate dairy?

[@rachelmandoka7423]

Things I never knew about powdered milk Thank you

[@bhallmark3390]

I use it in gluten free breads or muffins. I’ve also used it to make dry, shelf stable “cream of” soup bases. Thanks for this presentation. I’ve learned that I’m not storing it correctly. So I will remedy that! Thanks Pam and Jim!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Glad the information was useful.

[@mamabird2434]

What’s your recipe for shelf stable cream of bases? Thank you.

[@lynnharris6877]

How is the taste of cream soup using powdered milk? Doesn't it taste nasty😢 as it does just mixed to drink?

[@bhallmark3390]

@@mamabird2434 Here is the basic recipe: 2cups nonfat milk powder 3/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup chicken bouillon powder OR beef bouillon powder OR ground dried mushrooms 1 tablespoon fine salt (if no salt in your bouillon) 1-2 teaspoons of any seasonings you like To reconstitute: In small saucepan, place 1 1/4 cups cold water and 1/3rd cup of the powdered mixture. Whisk to combine and cook over medium heat until thickened. This amount should substitute for 1 can of the condensed cream of soup. It tastes fine to me!

[@jolee6531]

Thanks mama bird. I will try this substituting the water with organic broth and omitting the bouillon.

[@iknowheis]

We had powdered milk when I was a kid. I like it!

[@vernahelvikmontanamomma8737]

I am one of the crazy ones . I never cared for milk but I loved powdered milk. I would love videos of what you can make or do with powdered milk. Love your videos

[@fincarosa6767]

Sounds like me and powdered eggs 🥚 😂 I love dehydrated eggs!! ❤

[@patsypryor9850]

my mom did all these things for our family of 7 kids,but I never paid attention and learned her canning skills. Thank you for being available now that again we must have a pantry for food security.

[@jinglesh1398]

Use milk powder all the time but no drinking unless I make a strawberry syrup, from drink mix, to go in it. Grandkids love it

[@allanrobichaud5821]

My mother also mixed the reconstituted milk with whole milk 50:50. When refrigerated overnight it was great.

[@loriditz162]

It's now called Provident Living on the Church site. where you order the food/milk

[@RoseRedHomestead]

thanks.

[@kj7653]

Thank you. I was wondering what happened to it.

[@nanettedoerr4396]

You are my favorite 'GO TO' web page when I need help or ideas re my preps or canning questions. Blessings to both of you.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Awesome! Thank you! Jim

[@randpmagnuson6711]

We put our pantry in shed in carport... it has a window air conditioner so the temp stays around 75 ;)

[@RoseRedHomestead]

That sounds great!

[@ghostyty3071]

We don't drink milk (non dairy) but I do buy powder whole milk for baking & cooking. The reason why I buy powder versus fresh is because powder is always available when needed. I store it in mason jars with oxygen observers.

[@joliereinhardt903]

Do you vacuum seal it also with your oxygen absorbers?

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes, you can do that, too. Jim

[@ghostyty3071]

@@joliereinhardt903 No, I don't buy large amount because it's whole mile not non fat, I want whole, I also store it in the refrigerator

[@susanchamblee1190]

I keep & use powered milk, buttermilk always for all my baking and cooking. I was tired of the liquid being wasted and not used before the spoil date. By going with powder I saved money by cutting out the waste. Plus I always have it on hand and don't need to run to the corner store every time I want to bake. Love it.

[@rebellajm]

Have several family recipes calling for buttermilk. As a child had multiple family dairy farms & ready access to real whole milk. Past 2 Decembers went to 6 stores before finding buttermilk, so have buttermilk powder on hand for holiday baking this year. Made several test recipes & worked fine.

[@kjnaturewatching7158]

I grew up on powdered milk over 50 years ago but only for baking and breakfast cereal. We would never drink it by the glass. Sometimes if a few dollars were available we would mix whole milk with powdered to make the dollars stretch. When funds or supply is limited it is great to have this on the shelf. Thank you for presenting this.

[@kathygarner419]

Pam: I agree with the powdered milk thing. I grew up very poor and we received government commodities and one of those things was powdered milk and it doesn't make me have a gag reflex, but a queasiness on the edge of nausea for me. We would sometimes add evaporated milk to make it richer and moderately more tolerable to drink and use on cereal. Sometimes we would turn it into cocoa. That is one of the few things that made it easier to drink. I also use powdered milk in my yeast bread. And now that I am older I use non-fat dry milk in my flavored cocoa mixes that I place inside of cocoa bombs. Boy would that have been a treat as a child. I make it a point to keep evaporated and sweetened condensed milk in my food storage. It too has a shorter shelf life than powdered but in a cool, dark location it will keep for a few years Another great video and very informative.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Condensed and evaporated milk always tasted terrible in anything. Hot cocoa used to look chocolate in appearance, but now it looks battleship gray. We used to make chocolate milk by adding chocolate syrup. Jim

[@cogit8able]

I always made cocoa with the Dry milk. I would mix my own with dried cocoa powder and sugar. All of which are shelf stable. I’d even make it a Mexican style with cinnamon and cloves and ginger as well as vanilla never had a problem with my kids drinking it up. I’d makes it a little on the rich side. I’ve had dried cocoa powder last for years in my cupboard. I’m not sure what the stated, life expectancy of it is, but it doesn’t seem to go bad very quickly.. and sugar, of course is stable except for caking. I’ve put sugar lumps in a blender and gotten them to granulated again, actually, I’ve put sugar in a blender and ran it until it had the consistency of powdered sugar when I needed powdered sugar. But plain powdered milk is blah.

[@kathygarner419]

Pam: The evaporated milk I use is canned and it is full fat. I have always made my white gravy with it. I have also used evaporated milk for pudding and cocoa. When diluted with an equal portion of water it has the same fat content as whole milk. @@RoseRedHomestead

[@judyjackson2260]

I didn't know evaporated canned milk has more fat than canned milk. No wonder it taste so good in my creamy chicken vegetable soup and my macaroni and cheese. I use canned because regular milk spoils on me as i cook for just nyself. ​@@kathygarner419

[@shelleylee8774]

We can't get through a half gallon of milk before it goes sour. So, I started buying Land O' Lakes dry whole milk in the 55lb bags. I mix it up in a quart container as we need it. I just opened a bag I bought in October 2021 and it is as fresh as the first bag I opened in 2020, that we just finished recently. There is absolutely no rancidity and it mixes perfectly. Once opened, we store it in food grade buckets with liners in a room in our home so it stays cool and dry.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Wow! That is fantastic. Jim

[@cheryladamson3276]

Where did you buy the big bag of dry milk?

[@shelleylee8774]

@@cheryladamson3276 I bought mine from Amazon, though it is currently out of stock. It is currently available from several baker's supply stores you can find if you Google Land O' Lakes powdered milk.

[@nancismith5231]

​@@cheryladamson3276Amazon did 10:34 10:34 Amazon did have it. As of 10-12 this is on the site: Currently unavailable We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

[@bonusgolden12]

You are delightful! Thanks for making a great channel!

[@KoniB.]

Pam, when you smelled the dried milk, I too, immediately!!! gagged. I grew up in a household who used powdered milk at many times of hardship. Mother did begin to keep ice in it, along with a teaspoon of vanilla before we used it in our morning cereals. I could stomach it then. But there were many angst filled mornings where I begged silently that cereal was oatmeal as that was the best eatin" . 60 years is a long time too keep a memory that can still give that immdiate effect. lolol.

[@munchkindoodles]

Pam would you ever consider a book that goes into all the different uses for dry milk and recipes? You started listing off all the uses you could think of just off the top of your head and it was a pretty long list. I never thought it could be used for things like cheese, butter, cream cheese, yogurt, etc.. Thank you for another very helpful video! 👍🏻💖

[@rdcjus]

There is a book called 101 things to do with powdered milk.

[@munchkindoodles]

@@rdcjus Thank you! I’ll check that out.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

We will put it on our list. Jim

[@bgatlin5918]

Maybe just a list added here to the comments!

[@kathymc234]

​@@rdcjusI just looked the book up on Amazon and it says that it is for canned milk. I guess I won't spend the $10 to find out.

[@laurab8547]

I grew up in the 70's when my parents were trying to cut corners due to the terrible recession going on. I remember mom buying Milkman powdered milk and having to put that on my cereal. Many times I went to school hungry because I hated the taste so much. Now I only use dry milk for baking bread.

[@renebrown995]

😊Thank you, Pam & Mr. Jim, for this video. I can't decide what is more beautiful, your hair or those roses in the vase.❤ Pam, you look great! Love being sent from. CENTRAL FLORIDA ☀

[@susanm9078]

Growing up, my parents had to make dollars stretch. I grew up drinking half and half. Half whole milk, half instant. I am middle of 6, plus my maternal grandmother lived with us. My mother didn't work outside the house.

[@creampuff28]

I use it in my bread recipe and use it to cream my coffee. I also use it in my cocoa.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Sounds great!

[@creampuff28]

@@RoseRedHomestead love your videos. You are providing a valuable service in these hard times.

[@sharondonelow5364]

Thank you for this video. You've brought up a lot of information I hadn't thought about. :-) When I was a kid, my mom used to add a can of Pet Milk, or condensed milk to the powdered milk. She would use a little warm water to dissolve the powdered milk, then add the canned milk, then the water. Worked much better than powdered milk straight.

[@edithharris1566]

My mom would boil the water and the powdered milk. Then she would strain it with a fine strainer. Then in the fridge to get ice cold. It wasn't to bad. This was 40 years ago. I use the non fat instant milk for cooking. Just as you said very convenient. Love your channel.

[@marysmanor]

I grew up in the 80's and I also have not so found memories of powdered milk. I hated it and would cry when I has to drink it lol so this gives me hope I can store powdered milk and still use it in my everyday pantry

[@mariannegotze1450]

Greetings from Australia. Thank you so much for all of your videos. I am learning heaps from you each time. ❤

[@fayemurphy7638]

Australia 🇦🇺 here as well. MELBOURNE

[@lisaneff9024]

A reason powdered was a standard pantry staple is 1950s and 60s was because milk was delivered to your house and if you ran out you couldn’t get more until the next delivery. Absolutely must be ice cold to drink. And/or froth it in a blender.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks for your comment.

[@shelleybrown948]

We always had fresh milk. My birth certificate says I am the milkman's daughter.

[@sheridefelice3734]

Yes. We had the metal box on the front porch and my mom would leave a note in it at night to tell the milk man what she needed.. I even remember his name.. Leo the milk man 😂

[@islandgal500]

A+++ presentation! Although my parents were very frugal when I was growing up (in my 70s now), the one thing Mom didn't scrimp on was getting the milk delivered to the house. They only had one child, me, so it was easier to manage. She would skim off the top of each delivered glass milk bottle because the cream rose to the top. She would eventually have enough cream to whip to use for a special dessert that way without having to buy whipping cream. In later years I tried powdered milk and it was absolutely gross. Never used it for another 10 years, but when my kids were small we lived in a remote small community with one small store and often milk could not be shipped in because of bad weather. There I was concocting a milk substitute for us to drink in the meantime. Some powdered milk, a bit of canned evaporated, and even some whipping or coffee cream if I had any of that left. You are very right in saying the water needs to be very cold when making it so I would keep cold water in the fridge. When all else fails, add some chocolate!

[@gsdalpha1358]

We have Auguson Farm's Morning Moo in low-fat milk and in chocolate. It dissolves way better if you use 1/4c warm water and whisk, then add 3/4c cold water. We don't buy fresh milk since it's instant gag reflex for both of us. But absolutely 100% we use Morning Moo for all the things you mentioned in cooking! I can't tell any difference in taste in cooking with fresh versus powdered. We bought the chocolate flavor for a just-in-case for grandkids. Haven't tried it yet. Thank you!

[@renecase9110]

Agason Farms Makes a whey milk alternative,that tastes pretty good,it's called Morning Moo and has the same nutrients as powder milk. You can get it in plain & chocolate😋

[@sandynull7576]

I add a tad (technical term?) of vanilla if we drink it. I also have powdered buttermilk, which is nearly impossible to reconstitute. I use it for cooking with, but I won't be buying more. Thank you for this video. I always learn so much from you.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

You are welcome. I freeze dry buttermilk and it also does not completely reconstitute into a smooth liquid. I use it dry in many recipes and it works great that way.

[@sarahdivakar5277]

I had some powdered buttermilk that was hard as a rock…like you mentioned, impossible to reconstitute. However I found that blitzing it in my food processed turned it back to a loose powder, and now I can use it again. I now store it in the fridge, so that it doesn’t get hard again.

[@Psa141]

Our buttermilk in Ontario, isn't what is used be; so bubbly when shaken, lasts longer than it should, tastes different. The milk industry, licenses mostly out of Quebec is under pressure, and 'ultra filtered' stuff from large industrial milk companies seems to be taking over, so 'unmilk like'? The products are not tasting or acting like milk, spoiling quickly, not beating up well to butter. So where are those real dairy cows?

[@christychester1713]

I make my Kéfir milk with instant milk. Works great! I use it for cheese, smoothies, and in bread and muffin baking. 👍🏻👍🏻🙂

[@MaryWehmeier]

That’s a great idea!

[@lizchilders4154]

I make kefir everyday. I may need to try it with powdered milk. Any suggestions on amounts of powder to water for kefir? Also, do you mix the milk up and refrigerate before pouring over your kefir grains?

[@christychester1713]

@@lizchilders4154 I follow the mixing amounts listed on the can. I do not refrigerate the milk before adding to the grains. 🙂

[@lindaburris1968]

I would love to see an entire video on all the things you listed that you can make out of powdered milk. I would love a class on that.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

We plan to do that, but probably not all in one video. I think it will take 2 or 3.

[@lindaburris1968]

Wish you could come up to the Bear Lake area to teach a class sometime. We are the Emergency Preparedness advisors in our ward. Do you ever do that?

[@anniegetyrgun8741]

Please give us more details about using this wonderfully useful product. More vidoes please!

[@lw7240]

Hi I’m Lisa from the uk. My mum used powdered milk for years when I was a child. In fact she still does. She used it for rice puddings and semolina , custards ect xx❤

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks for sharing.

[@mrmrswalterjobjr4188]

Good morning. I have this staple in my pantry. Never know when you may need it.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Very true!

[@teresadaigle6991]

Oh Pam, I too came from a large family. Mother served us powdered milk in our oatmeal every morning. If we had brown sugar, I would use far more than I should have just to tolerate the breakfast. I had a terrible time getting that down each morning before school. I am sure I still could not drink it but to use in recipes certainly a very good food storage. My younger sister was even worse than me on eating her oatmeal before the bus came. I was cleaning house one Sat as I loved to do for mother, I was sweeping the dining room floor and I found oatmeal on the floor behind the hutch. All dried up!! 😫😫My sister had been dumping her oatmeal in back of that hutch which stood out from the wall about two inches.. I don’t know how many days she had done this but when Mother found out she lost her little dumping spot. Mother pushed the hutch tight up against the mop board. ( called baseboards now I guess.)

[@darrelyn6769]

By the way…you are a treasure, as is your cameraman! Since discovering you, I’ve preserved with much more confidence. Just finished my apples. Butter, pie filling, and sauce. Thanks for all the science behind all you do.

[@melindawargowsky8176]

Powdered milk is also great for gardening. 1 part milk to 4 parts water. Use for fungal issues by helping to produce bacillus thuringiensis.

[@heatherhoupt814]

I never heard that one but I'm sure going to check it out! Thankyou!

[@melindawargowsky8176]

What I like is that it’s not a chemical. I’m does sour and sometimes there is an odor, but around here it tends to keep the critters away.

[@rebellajm]

Thanks for this tip!

[@elizabethdavies5190]

You should do a recipe book on dry milk things that you make.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

We will put that on our list. Jim

[@megbirney8612]

We use the nonfat dry milk to make Greek yogurt each week. This saves a ton of money since Greek yogurt prices are climbing. By adding extra milk powder we increase the protein concentration in the yogurt as well. I have been thinking of using the whey from the yogurt (the liquid that is drained offf to make Greek yogurt) in biscuits instead of buttermilk. Has anyone tried this?

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Great idea! We have a video on making yogurt that is one of the first ones we did. It needs serious updating. We will include your idea for using powdered milk.

[@Psa141]

I do whey replacement for milk, buttermilk and other liquid called for in recipes. So good to drink on its own. It was reportedly popular in a different time, and there were 'whey bars' .... can't reference that though.

[@kimmcvitty3580]

I used the liquid from home made kefir, that I had drained a bit to make, "yoghurt" as the liquid for home made bread. It was excellent. So worth a try?

[@cynthiao.campbell5769]

@@RoseRedHomesteadI'd love to learn how to make yogurt

[@kellymycat]

I recently made cream cheese using powdered milk. I used the whey in the bread I made the next day. Worked fine

[@jeanflaig6903]

We grew up on powdered milk and like you I have horrible memories of how sick it made me to even drink it. But it was all we had coming from a family of 5 children.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I so remember those days. So glad they are behind me!

[@kellykelly828]

We had 8 kids two cousins AND TWO milk cows. Pwd milk is gross. Only for the starving time

[@dragonslayer7587]

My Mom bought powdered milk, and used it on our cereal as a child like yours did. I STILL can't smell it. I've got some stored, but I only use it in bread making.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Interesting...! I use it a lot in bread making as well.

[@jenn9579]

One thing that i have trouble with is trying to figure out how to calculate how many servings of foods to store for a year per person. Like breakfast, lunch, dinner. A good video suggestion.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Glad it was helpful.

[@pandabear7177]

We were well below the poverty line as a kid. I remember my mom saying we were broke, but she refused to buy powdered milk. She said it was because she knew she wouldn’t drink if so she didn’t want to waste it. I remember her making oat milk before it was a thing and using that.

[@BiteMe-lz8th]

We just bought 50lbs of dry milk & i just came across your video! Perfect timing! Thank you Pam & Jim! I grew up like you with powdered milk. During winter time we made a lot of hot chocolate and it was better than store milk!!❤

[@WillieMakeit]

Mind if I ask about how much did you pay for the 50lb?

[@chrish6216]

Another couple of options that work well are Parmalat and canned evaporated milk. Though they don’t have a 20 year shelf life like powdered of course. We switched over to Parmalat during the covid because we were trying to limit going to the store as much as possible. Parmalat is shelf stable for 6 months and canned evaporated milk is good for 2 years. We find the smaller box of Parmalat is a better size for the two of us and tastes just like “regular” milk which we never finished it before it would go bad.

[@judyjackson2260]

What is Parmalot???

[@lynsmith2698]

Great video Pam. We have always kept powdered milk and canned milk since we live quite remotely. I use it all the time for soups and sauces or in my biscuit mixes etc. thanks so much for your channel Jim and Pam 🌷🇨🇦

[@RoseRedHomestead]

You are welcome. Jim

[@T_Barb]

My mother saved money with powdered milk too. To me, it only tasted good after being in the refrigerator overnight. Now it’s more expensive than milk because I’ve already looked into it. I started looking into it during Covid. I didn’t want to have to go out for milk during that time. I was already stocked up on food.

[@Sciayam]

You are so lucky to have it in stores. For ten years I bought 500 grams to use in coffee in my summerhouse, now i cant buy it anymore, dont know why - I live in Denmark

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I am sorry to hear that. I wonder why it was removed from the shelves.

[@louisianacooker321]

Thank you for this. I use it in my bread but never knew it could be so versatile.

[@michelemcdermott75]

I love learning and do - each time I watch a video. Thank you

[@thekingsdaughter7888]

Great information. I have stored and used dry milk for ever. I often add a few tablespoons of heavy whipping cream to the container and shake it up really. I do purchase NIDO also and sometimes mix the two powders together. No one in my family knows the difference. I mostly cook potato bread which also includes powdered milk. In a pinch when my nephews are sleeping over I use the mixed concoction for cereal. They have never complained. Thank you for all your videos. Blessings

[@jaymarlin3565]

Ma'am, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. ITS A PLEASURE TO LISTEN TO YOU.

[@lindablack2064]

Wonderful video! You are my go-to person for good advice in baking and food storage . Keep up the fantastic work.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Wow, thank you! We plan to continue. Jim

[@bubbles2868]

I just love this channel. I could listen to Pam all day.

[@dawnss8913]

I love this video! So many memories, lol. I drank so much of it when I was expecting my children. I now use the nonfat dry milk to make the best tasting yogurt, and full fat milk to drink and use for recipes. Nido will actually last a few years unopened in a cool dry place. I live alone and only use the powdered milk anymore, so no waste. MOST of the grandkids love it as well :)

[@donnaolson834]

I’m so happy you found her I can’t even begin 11:45 😊😊

[@Messymy]

When I made ham and potato soup, I was forever filling my big pot too full. After potatoes cooked thru you then add a stick of butter and milk. I learned that using powdered milk not only worked well as it didn't take much space. Finally, then would plop in the rivals that are egg and flour drops. I actually liked the taste with my soup soup better using powdered milk.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Sounds great! Jim

[@nancyschwartz5665]

Give the A2/A2 powdered milk from Azure a try. It is full fat so the flavor is much richer. I was right there with you when you were in gag mode. We use this to make homemade sugar free cocoa for my husband and he loves it. Since we make it with hot water there is no need to make it ahead of time.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Thanks for the tip.

[@grlnexdoorable]

This stuff makes a great ingredient for coffee creamers or soups.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Yes, it does. I agree.

[@mary-catherine9237]

You brought up gag reflex and childhood memories. Try peeling and shredding 10lbs of russet potatoes every Friday and then frying up the pancakes. One of my My chores. To this day I gag at the smell. I have not eaten a potato pancake since leaving home and I never will again.

[@KellyS_77]

We store a bit of powdered milk, but our kid can't have lactose, so most of our milk storage is shelf stable lactose free milk.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

That works as well.

[@kittycatbaty4858]

I was just looking today at a box of powder milk and thinking why did I buy all this milk. I'm like you, not a fan of drinking it. Thanks for all the great info and reminding me why I bought it!

[@johnkeenan5404]

When I was stationed in Okinawa the commissary sod Mike in cartons but it was reconstituted powdered milk. It was fine for all cooking cereal etc but the kids would not drink it. We had a Japanese Ian deliver milk. It came in bottles with a layer of cream at the top. We still store powdered milk for backup.

[@barb7014]

I swear you’re reading my mind. I was inventorying our storage and got stuck on powdered milk. I know we’re short on it and was trying to figure out how to balance it with canned and shelf stable milk. Thanks so much for all you do! ❣️

[@ElaineWilkerson-o4k]

This was an extremely helpful video! Thank you! My daughter asked me to stock up on powdered whole milk for emergency use because she has a toddler and another child on the way. I was concerned about using it before it gets too old. I never thought about cooking with it. I know, I should surrender my kitchen keys! 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much/1!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

No, you do not have to be banned from the kitchen because you did not know. Now, you know. Jim

[@Sandi1202]

Pam like you I grew up in a large family. I too hated the taste of powdered milk 😀 Thank you for sharing all the ways to use this other than drinking. In hard times we will do what is necessary. Thank you again.

[@redeemedbygrace9236]

Auguson Farms makes a dry milk alternative called Morning Moos. It's got fat in it and if mixed 50/50 with powdered milk, it tastes pretty good. I LOVE the chocolate Morning Moos.😊

[@gailruuhela5627]

I buy Nick powdered milk. It's whole milk and mixes easily. I live in a rural area and it's handy for cooking. It's actually more expensive than bottled milk but if I factor in the cost of driving to town or buying milk at the local gas station at around $5 a gallon it's worth it.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

Sounds good. I will have to try that brand.

[@gailruuhela5627]

Autocorrect misspelled Nido and I didn’t catch it in time!

[@justendtime7248]

Add a little French Vanilla dried coffee creamer to enhance the flavor!!!

[@lakeerieprepper4073]

Many taste tests have been done of different manufacturers of dry milk. Nido Fortificada by Nestle always ranks high for taste. You should do a video of your own taste test!! You might even find one that you can drink.

[@carolyn3543]

Thank you, Pam!

[@RoseRedHomestead]

You are welcome.

[@pilgrim957]

I lived overseas for several years and the only milk available (that was affordable) was reconstituted powdered milk, the process also added coconut oil for fat which makes it much better. I still could not drink it but was able to use it on cereal. 😊

[@lisaneff9024]

Makes Mac and cheese extra creamy. You can also get powdered goat milk if you can’t drink/use cow milk.

[@RoseRedHomestead]

I didn't know that! Great information. Thank you.

[@rangerannie5636]

I use Goat's milk for feeding kittens. It's the closest milk to mama kitty milk.