Guest guest Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks Belinda....when would it leak when you shook the jar to mix the cream with the milk? I know just the place to ask!! Margie :-)labelleacres wrote: You could probably get 1 gallon glass jars from your local deli fornothing or next to nothing. Pickles come in the jars, we use them forour milk. Put a bit of plastic under the lid so it doesn't leak.Belinda>> Well that's good to know that I can use clear bottles. I'm so glad Iasked before I went out and bought the amber ones. The farm where Ibuy the milk stores it in plastic containers in a dark fridge. Thanksso much!!!> > Margie> > Hamby wrote:> Glass is widely used and does make for better flavored milk> > I don't know of any one using amber bottles today> > You can use clear glass with good results. When stored in theFrig, the light is off and should not affect your milk> > Grocery store display coolers with lighted cabinets were theproblem with glass and lights.> > Your supplier is not likely storing your milk in a clear doorlighted cooler????> > Hamby> Milk bottles> > > Hello everyone> > I have been getting raw milk at the local farm. It is deliciousbut they use plastic bottles like most places do and I'm not too fondof plastic. I picture all the wonderful enzymes in the milk dissolvingbits of plastic into the milk. I was thinking of just saving moreclear spagetti jar bottles....32 oz and transferring the milk intothem. But....then I read how light can quickly zap the milk so I amwondering if I could buy amber widemouthed 32 oz jars from a dealersomewhere? Does anyone else keep their milk in glass jars?> > Thanks so much> Margie> > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Bored stiff? Loosen up...> Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Get your own web address.> Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business.> Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Belinda you don't have problems with the spigots on the tea jars leaking in storage? we have and ohh what a mess they make.=-o ro-ia They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enoughto prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jarswithout the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on andhave the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juicejars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G>Belinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I bought clear glass one gallon jugs of apple juice. Dumped the juice and have been using the jugs for a couple years. They work great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I use the jars without the spigot. You can find them, they were considered defective but now folks are wanting them without as the spigots leak so the price is up with the " non-defective " spigoted kind. Don't care for the spigots for anything but water as they not only leak but get gummed up and there is just no way a body can get them clean. We've found small glass jars of apple juice in some stores and that's what we use for coffee or tea milk. The spigot-less gallon jars are for pouring a big glass of milk. The gallon pickle jars are for storage. Thanks to whoever mentioned putting the date on the plastic, I picked that up a while back and it is saving some guess work around here! Belinda > Belinda > you don't have problems with the spigots on the tea jars leaking in storage? we have and ohh what a mess they make.=-o > ro-ia > > They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enough > to prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jars > without the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on and > have the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juice > jars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G> > > Belinda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 If you have a honey supply store close by, you can get all sizes of jars and lids from them also our friends at Hoeggers www.hoeggergoatsupply.com sell reusable lids for quart jars Hamby Hamby Dairy Supply 2402 SW WATER STREET MAYSVILLE MO 64469-9102 www.hambydairysupply.com www.surgemilker.com www.familymilkcow.com http://www.stores.ebay.com/hambydairysupply Re: milk bottles >I use the jars without the spigot. You can find them, they were > considered defective but now folks are wanting them without as the > spigots leak so the price is up with the " non-defective " spigoted > kind. Don't care for the spigots for anything but water as they not > only leak but get gummed up and there is just no way a body can get > them clean. > > We've found small glass jars of apple juice in some stores and that's > what we use for coffee or tea milk. The spigot-less gallon jars are > for pouring a big glass of milk. The gallon pickle jars are for storage. > > Thanks to whoever mentioned putting the date on the plastic, I picked > that up a while back and it is saving some guess work around here! > > Belinda > > >> Belinda >> you don't have problems with the spigots on the tea jars leaking in > storage? we have and ohh what a mess they make.=-o >> ro-ia >> >> They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enough >> to prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jars >> without the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on and >> have the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juice >> jars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G> >> >> Belinda >> > > > > > PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING! > Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ > > Archive search: http://onibasu.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 i did. thank you. =-) the only thing i used the jars with the spigots on them is for refrigerator pickles. i tie a baggie around the spigot to prevent leaking. All my other glass jars are busy storing 'white gold'! we transfer milk to a plastic pitcher for use at the table. easier to pour from. and the milk usually is not in that plastic pitcher very long. ro-ia Re: milk bottles I use the jars without the spigot. You can find them, they wereconsidered defective but now folks are wanting them without as thespigots leak so the price is up with the "non-defective" spigotedkind. Don't care for the spigots for anything but water as they notonly leak but get gummed up and there is just no way a body can getthem clean.We've found small glass jars of apple juice in some stores and that'swhat we use for coffee or tea milk. The spigot-less gallon jars arefor pouring a big glass of milk. The gallon pickle jars are for storage. Thanks to whoever mentioned putting the date on the plastic, I pickedthat up a while back and it is saving some guess work around here!Belinda> Belinda> you don't have problems with the spigots on the tea jars leaking instorage? we have and ohh what a mess they make.=-o > ro-ia> > They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enough> to prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jars> without the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on and> have the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juice> jars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G>> > Belinda> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Belinda, do you have an online source for the ice tea jars without the spigot? what do you mean by the hole that allows for easy pouring? Carolyn > > They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enough > to prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jars > without the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on and > have the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juice > jars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G> > > Belinda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Donna, what do you mean by storing butter in brine? Carolyn > > If you keep your milk out of the sunlight and the refrigerator > light stays off, then clear jars should not hurt anything. > Commericial milk gets a lot of exposure to light from all that > processign and hauling. > I use the gallon deli jars for my marinated cheeses, storing > feta in brine or butter in brine, etc... where things are not going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 The woman at the local hardware stores puts them aside for me. The lid is plastic and has a hole with a little lid. You can pour out of this little " hole " without opening the big screw on lid. Hope this makes sense. Belinda > Belinda, > do you have an online source for the ice tea jars without the spigot? what do you mean by the > hole that allows for easy pouring? > Carolyn > > > > They are not screw on tops but twist on and do not close well enough > > to prevent leaks. I store the milk in them and use the ice tea jars > > without the spigot for pouring at the table. The lids to screw on and > > have the hole that allows easy pouring. Also use small glass juice > > jars for the table, depends on how many at the table. <G> > > > > Belinda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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