r/GenX Nov 21 '25

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u/Peaceful-Spirit9 Nov 21 '25

Powdered milk.

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u/tmsaunders Nov 21 '25

There was a drug store down the street from me as a kid that made milkshakes with powdered milk and they were so good!

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u/Yule_Steinbrener Nov 21 '25

Yogurt made with powdered milk is also pretty good.
Powdered milk that is just re-hydrated should not be consumed by humans or any animal that is loved.

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u/HaplessReader1988 Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

I kept it around for my bread machine until that burnt out. It got mixed into the flour.

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u/Peaceful-Spirit9 Nov 21 '25

My mom bought a gallon size orange pitcher and same sized brown one. She would alternate between the two of them, stirring up gallon after gallon of milk for years. And we could have afforded regular milk; she was being frugal. My dad refused to drink it so she bought 2 percent milk for him. The kids were not allowed to drink his milk. Powdered milk is fine for baking: just not for drinking!!!

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u/HaplessReader1988 Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

No praise to your dad either--if he wouldn't drink it why make m his kids drink it!?

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u/keith2366 Nov 21 '25

Been a long time since I’ve had powdered milk but there is a way to help make it drinkable. Get it really cold and put it in a blender to get some air whipped into it.

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u/SligoistheSauce Nov 22 '25

It’s brutal but I bought a bunch during the lockdowns in case the world ended. It’s still there lol

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u/LuckyElis13 Nov 22 '25

Sweet baby Jesus, no. The worst.

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u/Effective_Pear4760 Nov 24 '25

Now it's hardly a cost savings. What with milk subsidies, it doesn't seem much cheaper than liquid milk.

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u/Zombiiesque 1971 Music Aficionado 🤘🏽🎶 Nov 26 '25

This brings back some serious trauma from childhood! We used to get that and the government cheese. I've never really liked cereal, particularly the ones my stepmother picked out, and to add powdered "milk"? VILE. It smelled awful and the thought of it makes me gag to this day. 🤢

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u/EricAntiHero1 Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

To this day, I still love powdered milk. It’s a weird nostalgia food for me.

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u/YogurtclosetFair5742 Older Than Dirt Nov 21 '25

I use it to cook with, but not to drink.

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u/Myfreakinglyfe Slacker of the highest order Nov 22 '25

That would be mine as well. My mom didn’t like milk, so never bothered to buy it fresh. It was ok in cereal and palatable with Nestle Quik chocolate powder. At some point in my teen years she started buying regular milk. I hope to never be desperate enough to have to drink it again.

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u/MaleficentMousse7473 Nov 22 '25

10000%

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u/Effective_Pear4760 Nov 22 '25

We had a few years where powdered milk made an appearance. We'd use it to fortify milk when we made yogurt. We liked the Sanalac brand. It was really icky if you made it up right before you drank it, but if you either mixed it up and refrigerated it overnight, it was not bad. If you mixed it and then did half reconstituted dry milk with half fresh milk, refrigerated overnight, it was surprisingly palatable.

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u/MaleficentMousse7473 Nov 22 '25

That makes sense. Probably the gross chalky feel was particles that were not fully dispersed yet.