semi-skim

[Joel S. Berson]

At 2/26/2011 08:13 AM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>So I was puzzled when I came across "semi-skim" milk.

Time for my story.  Centuries ago, when my younger brother and I were
both lads and both our parents worked, our family employed a
maid/cook.  When we came home from school, she offered us cookies and
milk -- asking "Do you want skim, or real?"

Joel

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