"dairy" = 'cows' milk'

[Joel S. Berson]

Reminds me of my family's maid (housekeeper and cook), around 1950 I
think, who would ask me and my younger brother, "Do you want skim or real?"

Joel

At 3/27/2008 08:22 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
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>A handwritten sign at our local farmer's market:
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>Homemade Yogurt
>made from goat milk
>     [prices]
>
>Cottage Cheese
>made from dairy
>     [prices]
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>Mark Mandel
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