Economy

We had a milk break every morning - sometimes with a cookie or cracker. No treat if the assigned person didn’t bring in the goodies. Graham crackers were a whole lot better with milk than saltines. The pasteurized only milk came from the creamery across the street from school and the milk itself from local cows. Yep, our little school was way ahead it it’s time in the “locally sourced” movement. Not really - just the way we did things in the mid 1950’s

With glass bottles you could see if the cream had risen to the top or if the bottle on your desk was a little beyond its prime ie lukewarm and curdled. 🤢🤮 Of course the rule for milk break and the lunch room was “eat and drink all of it.” No exceptions. I do not drink milk to this day.