eight maids a-milking
There probably aren't any dairies nowadays that use milk maids exclusively -- that would no doubt fall afoul of federal legislation -- but a surprising number in North America have begun again to offer milk in glass bottles as well as home delivery. One such outfit is the Dewitt family's Dutchmen Dairy in Sicamous, BC, whose bottles are those pictured above. In addition to milk, Dutchmen offers sour cream and artisan ice creams and cheeses. The milk and milk products are distributed mainly by home delivery.
A not particularly comprehensive list of other dairies in North America offering home delivery and/or glass bottles (and usually a good deal more, including rBGH/rBST-free or organic milk, eggs, sides of beef, farm fresh baking, gourmet cheeses, and homemade eggnog for the holidays):
CANADA
Avalon Dairy, Vancouver, British Columbia
Dutchmen Dairy, Sicamous, British Columbia
Jerseyland Organics, Grand Forks, British Columbia
Olympic Dairy Products, Delta, British Columbia
Ran-Cher Acres/Saanen Dairy Goats, Halifax, Nova Scotia
USA
AB Munroe Dairy, East Providence, Rhode Island
Apple Valley Creamery, East Berlin, Pennsylvania
Byrne Dairy, Syracuse, New York
Calder Dairy and Farm, Lincoln Park, Michigan
Catamount Farm, 387 Parade Road, Barnstead, New Hampshire 03218; (603) 435-7415
Claravale Farm, Watsonville, California
Crescent Ridge Dairy, Sharon, Massachusetts
Hartzler Family Dairy, Wooster, Ohio
The Hudson Milk Company, Shrub Oak, New York
Karl's Farm Dairy, Denver, Colorado
Lamers Dairy, Appleton, Wisconsin
Longmont Dairy Farm, Longmont, Colorado
Maplehofe Dairy Farm Store, 799 Robert Fulton Hwy, Quarryville, Pennsylvania 17566; 717-786-3924
Marigold Dairies, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Meyer Dairy Store, 2390 S. Atherton Street, State College, Pennsylvania 16801-7613; 814-237-1849
MJM Dairy, Westchester County, New York
Mr Milkman, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Oberweis Dairy, Aurora, Illinois
Promised Land Dairy, San Antonio, Texas
Ronnybrook Farm, Ancramdale, New York
Royal Crest Dairy, Denver, Colorado
Shaw Farm Dairy, Dracut, Massachusetts
Shatto Milk Company, Osborn, Missouri
Smiling Hill Farm, Maine
South Mountain Creamery, Middletown, Maryland
Starlight Dairy, Yorktown Heights, New York
Straus Family Creamery, Petaluma, California
Thatcher Farm, Milton, Massachusetts
Trickling Springs Creamery, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Vale Wood Farms, Loretto, Pennsylvania
White Orchard Farm, Frankfort, Maine
Yoder Dairies, Virginia Beach, Virginia
You can also try the clickable map from Milkmen Across America, which just for today I'm going to think of as "Milk Maids Across America"
and
smalldairy.com
Interestingly, as I started my Googling after coming up with the idea for today's item, I discovered that I'm not the only one with deja vu all over again; the other week, The New York Times had this article on the subject (free registration).
I can't think of many things that are both as luxurious and good for you, not to mention good for your local farmers, as home delivery of fresh dairy products.
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