How many of you use dry milk?

**leighcat** · 02-15-2011, 08:39 PM

Dry milk here used to be inexpensive. The prices have gone way up though. We really don't even drink enough milk for me to mix regular milk with dry milk anyway. We are lucky if we use a gallon a week.

**ravenmaniac** · 02-16-2011, 09:34 PM

I am getting ready to purchase another box of dry milk. I will definitely look at the price and compare it to fluid milk. I think it is crazy how dry milk can be more expensive than fluid.

I do like to keep dry milk on hand.

**Shelli_wnj** · 02-16-2011, 09:37 PM

At Walmart, the price of dried is just higher than liquid. At shoprite (a grocery store in the nj, pa, conn region) powdered is about 50c a gallon cheaper. So I buy it at shoprite and use it for cooking. 50c is 50c!

**Minner77** · 02-17-2011, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by krbshappy71

I use water instead for: mac & cheese boxes, condensed soups, some baking recipes if its a small amount anyhow.

I have never added milk to mac and cheese and we like it exactly as is -- have no idea if we're missing something wonderful or not

Same with some condensed soups calling for milk, even tomato. To tomato, I will sometimes add leftover rice, and, of course, freshly ground pepper.

Originally Posted by Shelli_wnj

At Walmart, the price of dried is just higher than liquid. At shoprite (a grocery store in the nj, pa, conn region) powdered is about 50c a gallon cheaper. So I buy it at shoprite and use it for cooking. 50c is 50c!

Yes! and that you can take to the bank! (And yet so many people -- not FVers, of course! -- lose sight of this

)

**Ali Lee** · 02-17-2011, 02:09 PM

I use 2/3c of dry milk every morning in my coffee. I must have 2c of milk every day, because of my vit D deficiency. I will mix up a qt when I know the grands will be coming. Mix the night before & store in a glass container. They drink it without problem. Aldi's dry milk comes out to 3$/gal. or 5.99 per 8qt box. I can go to a bulk food store near me & buy it 2.99 for 8 qt in a bag. I store it in a glass container with a 1/3c measure in it. (='s 1c) Of course when I'm there-I buy about 6 bags @ a x. Savings of 18$ over Aldi's.

**Missy** · 02-17-2011, 02:46 PM

I found that my mixing dry non fat milk powder with this stuff I get an end product that tastes the same as milk with more fat...

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