Wednesday evening my dinner was Honey Nut Cheerios. I often have cereal for dinner. Because of my recent cholesterol problem, I’ve made sure to include Cheerios in the rotation. Oats are supposed to help lower cholesterol, you know. But this particular bowl of cereal tasted funny. I didn’t know if it was the fact that I had been in school that day, or something I may have eaten earlier, or maybe just that the box had been open for a week, but it was strange.
Yesterday morning my Carnation Instant Breakfast tasted funny, too. In fact, it was hard drinking the whole glassful. Before putting the milk back in the refrigerator, I gave it a sniff. I nearly gagged. It was disgustingly sour. I checked the date. It said: “Sell by Aug 23″. I looked at the calendar. It said: “August 23″. The “sell by” date is supposed to give you at least a week of use, isn’t it?
So I once again have milk that soured before its time. What gives? Do I have an angry cow ghost haunting my house and making sure milk sours prematurely? Is my house built on an old nuclear waste dump and the radiation makes my milk sour quickly? Is the Pepsi in my refrigerator jealous that I drink milk so much and it’s verbally abusing the milk with sour words?
I think if there were some brand of milk that guaranteed it wouldn’t sour before the date, I would actually pay more to buy it.
Hmmmmm…. I seem to have had this problem, too. The price of milk is going up because it’s in such great demand. Perhaps someone is sabotaging certain gallons of milk to prevent super-consumers (like you) from using so much. This is actually your fault.
Have you considered powdered milk?
This complaint from someone who eats cheese curds???
To save on waste, let the milk continue to coagulate & create a new Instant Breakfast Product: Carnation Bags of Rich Milk Chocolate Clumps (sorry, the word “curds” may be patented by the cheese companies).
I think it’s the ghosts of multiple bunnies and mice sabotaging your milk. They’re desperately trying to avenge their deaths. Watch out. The next thing that might happen is your soap may mysteriously appear in the bottom of your tub where you might slip on it. Or maybe your furniture will rearrange itself and you’ll stumble as your walking in the dark…
I have one word for you: Parmalat.
So now I just look like I want to make the most comments, but I just have to say: “Yesterday morning my Carnation Instant Breakfast tasted funny, too. In fact, it was hard drinking the whole glassful.” What is WRONG with you??
I caught that too and was wondering the same thing! Thanks Lauren.