Cream is the yellowish part of milk, rich in fat, that naturally rises to the surface if milk is allowed to stand. Before mechanical separators came into practical use, cream had been separated from milk with small strainer dishes--obviously a slow and...

Black cows give white milk. (German) Don’t cry over spilt milk. (English) He who has scalded himself on milk, weeps when he sees a cow. (Spanish) His mouth still smells of his mother’s milk. (Korean) It is no use crying over spilt milk....

Milk may only be drunk from permitted animals and milk or milk derivatives may not be eaten with any meat foods. In an *Orthodox Jewish household, all utensils and preparation areas used for milk are kept completely separate from meat utensils and...

A glass of pasteurized cow's milk. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals (including monotremes). Mammary glands are highly specialized sweat glands. The female ability to produce milk is one of the defining...

It may look just like milk at the grocery store, but dairy farmer Donald Dell says his product is superior.It hasn't been pasteurized.As a growing number of people seek so-called "raw milk," Maryland legislators are considering a law allowing the state's embattled dairy farmers to...

It may look just like milk at the grocery store, but dairy farmer Donald Dell says his product is superior.It hasn't been pasteurized.As a growing number of people seek so-called "raw milk," Maryland legislators are considering a law allowing the state's embattled dairy farmers to...

Got a problem with milk? Better not rip off the industry's well-known marketing slogan to express it.Milk processors are demanding that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals end a publicity campaign that asks "Got pus? Milk does."PETA, which advocates a dairy-free diet, has plastered...

Higher milk prices might be unwelcome news for grocery shoppers, but they have been a lifeline for dairy farmers who lost money last year when prices bottomed out."Things are a lot better this year," said farmer Mark Stanton, who keeps 380 milk cows in the...

Cow's milk has some positive nutritional qualities, but consuming too much can cause health problems.