Ice in milk?

[creekland]

My FIL adds ice to milk, both white and chocolate.  He doesn't drink the milk (or I tend to think he would change his ways!), but adds it for others who do.

 

The whole thought makes me gag (fortunately, I asked for juice or water pending meal).

 

But the incidents have had me wondering how usual or unusual he/we are... so checking with the Hive!

 

If you don't drink milk (any sort), just answer as if you were to serve it for others.

[JustEm]

That sounds awful!! I have never seen anyone put ice in milk

[Cinder]

No ice. Well, we don't like milk here--except for a very occasional chocolate milk--but I've never done it and I don't know anyone who does. I do have a vague childhood memory of someone putting ice in milk but I don't recall who/when.

[No More Perfect]

I've never even heard of that before. The thought of drinking watered down milk. . . blech

[Luckymama]

Excuse me while I vomit...

[Annie G]

When we moved to Atlanta (1969!) we went to a restaurant called The Varsity and they serve what they call PC. It's plain chocolate milk (as opposed to a chocolate milkshake) and they always serve it with ice.   Ugh. I hated it, but growing up I know a lot of folks who LOVED it...and always ordered a PC to go with their chili dogs and onion rings. Triple ugh. 

[Word Nerd]

Nope and nope. I'm not much of a milk drinker anyway, but ick!

[kewb]

No. Just no.

[Renthead Mommy]

Ewww, no. It even grosses me out when the ice is just frozen milk. When we lived in Okinawa the milk was shipped to the commisary from the states frozen. Sometimes it would still be semi frozen when you bought it. I would have to completely thaw it before we would drink it.

 

Thinking about it now, I think part of my problem with that was when you poured it, ice chunks came out. I think the reason it made me gag was in my head, I associated chunks with spoiled milk. So never going go happen. But adding regular ice to milk? Never going to happen.

[happypamama]

I remember trying once as a kid, and it was gross. Watered down already watered down milk, blech. (Low fat milk tastes watery to me. I don't like milk at all unless it's raw milk.). But then again, I generally don't like my drinks ice cold anyway.

 

My children occasionally put ice in their milk and call it, predictably, "milk-water."

[wapiti]

I'd guess that he just likes his milk to be really, really cold (ETA, I realize now that he does this for others - probably just his lack of experience with milk-drinking).  I wouldn't add ice myself as I wouldn't like watered down milk (we drink full-fat), but I don't care for the temperature if it's been sitting out for a bit.

[AmandaVT]

Back before almond and soy and coconut milks were easy to find, I'd always fill my cup with ice and then put milk in when I had to drink it. I hated the taste, even when I was a kid and the ice helped mask the nasty sourish taste of the milk. I'm not a particularly fussy person, just always hated milk. As kids, my brother and I were given the choice of milk or water with meals and I always picked water. 

[MercyA]

A server at IHOP once brought my daughter milk with ice in it.  What I said: "Oh, they put ice in your milk. It'll be nice and cold." What I thought: "WTH?"

[Guest]

I purposely buy 2% milk just so I can add ice to it :). Not all the time, but most of the time I LOVE ice cold milk. And then the ice gets a milky flavor....yummy....

[mamiof5]

Have never seen it. Have no interest in trying it. Not much of a milk drinker anyway...I do like cashew milk and I'm not running it with ice.

[gardenmom5]

is this at his house only?   or other places?

 

has anyone checked the temperature of his refrigerator?

are there any drinks to which he does not add ice?

[J-rap]

I add ice when the milk isn't cold enough.  I like my milk ice cold, even if it's watered down a little. 

[creekland]

is this at his house only?   or other places?

 

has anyone checked the temperature of his refrigerator?

are there any drinks to which he does not add ice?

 

His places are the only places he assists with meals.  His fridge is fine temp-wise, and yes, he adds ice to all drinks.  He doesn't make an exception for milk.

 

MIL drinks it and doesn't seem to mind, so I haven't said anything - except confirmed with hubby that it's definitely not an "us" thing!

 

Hubby doesn't recall having it growing up.  We think FIL just may not know what's conventional.  Since some folks like it... and MIL doesn't mind... I still see no need to have him bring it up.  We just know better than to ask for milk while we're here!  (I rarely drink it anyway.  Hubby drinks a glass per day - at home!)

[happi duck]

My late mom sometimes put ice in milk and ice in tomato juice. It always seemed icky to me but honestly I *never* tried either...it might be awesome!

 

She never would have put ice in for others though.

[mom2att]

My sister adds ice to her milk. I think my dad does, too. I have in the past, but it's because I like my milk really, really cold. I don't drink a plain glass of milk often, but when I do I like to put it in the freezer first so it gets cold, preferably even icy.

 

Hey I just realized I should have answered "sometimes" to the poll instead of no.  I love iced coffee, and for me it's about 1/2 milk, 1/2 coffee. So I guess in a way that's adding ice to milk, just with coffee flavor added as well.

[gingersmom]

Weird. I have never heard of it before.

 

My mother orders all her drinks with no ice. My son developed the same habit. He won't even drink water with ice at a restaurant.

[Pawz4me]

It's been decades since I drank milk, but back then I did put ice in it sometimes.  Like others have said, I liked it to be really, really cold.  When I did that I drank it fast enough there was no worry about it becoming watered down.

[Guest]

I'll put ice in my milk when it isn't quite cold enough, but I don't know of anyone else who does. So?

[Tap]

I don't drink milk anymore, but I used to add ice if the milk wasn't very cold.  My family will do the same.

[bibiche]

The most puzzling to me is that people serve milk with meals. Is that a thing?

[Orthodox6]

 

My mother orders all her drinks with no ice. My son developed the same habit. He won't even drink water with ice at a restaurant.

 

I don't know if this extends to many countries in Europe; however, it is the case in Greece, my husband noticed when visiting relatives.

[Orthodox6]

The most puzzling to me is that people serve milk with meals. Is that a thing?

 

Do you live other than in the U.S.? Here, milk often is served with lunch, especially if sandwiches are the main "course".  Milk with breakfast is very common.  (Think cereal, pancakes/waffles, etc.)

[SKL]

I think it sounds gross, but then, how do people drink iced latte?

[SKL]

The most puzzling to me is that people serve milk with meals. Is that a thing?

 

Yes, I had milk with meals all my life until my doc said it probably didn't agree with me (I was over 40).  I still have milk with meals when I'm eating something very spicy.  One of my kids does too - all meals.  My other kid has some intolerance to milk, so she prefers water or yogurt.

 

It's pretty typical for kids in the US, and adults usually drink something with meals also.

 

I never gave it a thought until my friend from India said it's unheard of there.  She had been taught that drinking anything with meals was unhealthy.  Who knew.  :P

[SKL]

I don't like my drinks to be super cold.  I will ask for water without ice.  I don't order other kinds of cool drinks.

[barnwife]

The most puzzling to me is that people serve milk with meals. Is that a thing?

When do you drink milk?

 

Yes, milk with meals is a thing, at least in the US. Growing up, we were only allowed milk at meals. (Well, for breakfast we could have one very small glass of juice. After that, it was milk.)

 

As for DH and I, we give a choice of milk or water at meals (both for us and our children).

 

I can't remember the last time I had a meal where milk wasn't at least an option.

[73349]

No way! If I felt that the milk wasn't cold enough, I might put it into the freezer for a minute (and look into why the fridge wasn't cold enough). I would sooner not drink milk than put ice in it.

[SKL]

Another thing, speaking of international differences, is that drinking milk cold is not universal.  The first time I went to India and visited friends, I was asked what I'd like to drink and I asked if they had milk.  They said yes, would I like it heated or how?  Thinking to not inconvenience anyone, I asked for cold milk.  Well!  Turns out that was a big inconvenience.  No wonder it took so long to get my milk.  :P

[BigMamaBird]

I add ice to milk.  I can only drink it if it is ice cold.  

[LucyStoner]

I don't drink milk (life long intolerance to lactose) but I see people put ice in their coffee drinks with milk a lot.

[creekland]

The most puzzling to me is that people serve milk with meals. Is that a thing?

 

Super common here, esp for breakfast and lunch.  At school it's the main drink that comes with student lunches.

 

The ice in it bit surprised me though, so it's interesting seeing the percentages/reports about it.  I like knowing what others do, so I'm not surprised in various circumstances!

 

The "no drink at all" with meals would hit hubby hard.  He doesn't make much saliva, so needs a bit to drink with meals - usually water, but he likes milk with breakfast (juice here at his parents!).  I can easily do a whole meal without a drink - and often do in reality (drinking my drink at the end of the meal).

[SparklyUnicorn]

gawd no...I'd be annoyed

 

 

[SparklyUnicorn]

This is not the weirdest thing though.  My grandmother puts ice in red wine.  LMAO.... You should have seen the look on my husband's face the first time she asked if he wanted ice in his wine. 

 

 

[regentrude]

This is not the weirdest thing though.  My grandmother puts ice in red wine.  LMAO.... You should have seen the look on my husband's face the first time she asked if he wanted ice in his wine. 

 

shudder

[Kimberly in IN]

When I was young, a friend's mom always put ice in milk before serving. First person/family I met who did that. I was not fond of it then or now.

[regentrude]

I do not like ice in any of my drinks. In this country, most tap water tastes faintly (or not so faintly) of chlorine. I filter all drinking water, but most people and restaurants make their ice cubes from tap water without a filter. Disgusting.

I could probably stand it if it's at a house that gets well water.

[Guest]

I give my kids kefired raw goat milk with breakfast, mixed into a smoothie. Oftentimes they'll have a glass of milk with dinner. Otherwise all they drink is water. They actually drink way less milk than the average American child - this is indeed a thing here.

[SparklyUnicorn]

shudder

 

yes that was his reaction 

[bibiche]

I guess I knew kids sometimes drink milk with lunch, but I had no idea that adults did and that anyone did with dinner. Maybe it is a regional thing? DH says he has a friend from the Midwest who still drinks milk with meals. It just seems like it would interfere with flavors.

 

barnwife: We don't drink milk. There is always milk on hand to make yogurt and to use as an ingredient, but with meals we serve water or wine, sometimes beer depending on the menu. My mom used to occasionally offer us unsweetened iced tea in the hot summer months. It is possible to survive without drinking milk! ;)

[SKL]

 It just seems like it would interfere with flavors.

 

 

We get used to the way meals taste with milk.  So when I was younger, the traditional meals I grew up with didn't taste right without milk to "wash it down."

[SKL]

My youngest quit drinking milk about a year ago (age 7) and she does fine drinking water with lunch and dinner.  I serve a yogurt drink at breakfast, which she tolerates fine.  She may or may not eat some cheese and yogurt throughout the day, but I don't worry about her not having enough of whatever milk offers.  At the rate she is growing, I doubt it is hurting her.  :)

[creekland]

I could probably stand it if it's at a house that gets well water.

 

You have to be careful with well water.  We have it and I use it for cooking and my green tea in the mornings, but it has way too many nitrates in if from all the farming that goes on around us.  Therefore, for most of our drinking, we use bottled water.

 

At restaurants, we always ask for water with lemon.  At school, I can't drink the water (way too much chlorine taste for me).  I take my own (bottled).

[Hypatia.]

My uncle always put ice in his milk when I was growing up.

 

If I drink milk (usually only crave it when I'm pregnant) then I put ice in it because it has to be very cold. Now DS1 does the same thing when he wants milk.

 

We don't serve milk with meals, we usually drink water though sometimes DH and I will have tea.

[Stacia]

I like milk icy cold & grew up adding ice to my milk all the time. (My sister does too.) 

 

These days, I don't often drink milk. I sometimes add ice. But, I want milk to drink only if it's really, really, really cold. So, I have to drink it straight out of a very cold fridge or add ice. (I drink whole milk, btw.)

 

It's great with ice, I promise! I don't let it sit around long enough for the ice to really melt either, so it doesn't get especially watery.

[mtomom]

I had a friend in college who did that. She's the only one I've ever known though.