February 05, 2004
Got Milk!
I ended up driving all the way out to Otopeni to the METRO (the big supermarket at the edge of the city) and found Aro milk there. I'm very happy -- I don't really care which milk we buy, as long as it comes in tetrapaks (boxes, for the Americans among us) and is homogenized so that it keeps for a while. I don't like to go grocery shopping every day -- I usually go once a week, buy tons of things and only add fresh veggies and fruit from the market as we run out.
Bogdan suggested Parmalat. Well. Besides the fact that I haven't seen it in the shops that I frequent, there was also that batch of milk that got recalled for health reasons in Italy but got sold in Romania. A friend's daughter got sick from it. No, I think we pass on Parmalat.
In any case, we have 30 liters of milk now, which should keep us for a bit. I just hope I don't have to drive to the METRO every week now.
I'm still wondering whatever happend to La Dorna. And why the shops, upon La Dorna's disapperance, did not stock other homogenized milk like Aro.
Oh. We'll never know. It's bugging me no end. :-)
One more thing. The street out to Otopeni is a two-lane street, split by a bulky plastic barrier. This barrier is always dirty, and I mean very dirty. Today I saw them being cleaned. That was nice. The thing that got me wondering was that the company cleaning the barrier was called "Eco Toilet Service".
Romania is full of surprises.
Posted by claudia at February 5, 2004 09:25 PMIt seems that in the last 4 years La Dorna had problems in February. It is tradition already.
Next year you'll know :)
Posted by: kit at February 6, 2004 01:57 AMLa Dorna? Export, export, export. Here no. There yes.(by there i mean outside the country).
Posted by: dan at February 6, 2004 04:25 AMFinally, a dairy question! but it's not one I can help with.
If David and Alan were a little older, I would give them the project of making homemade butter. You skim the cream off and put it into a tightly sealed jar. Then you have them shake it until they get tired. Strain off the butter curd, and salt to taste. The whey is kinda useless, though I guess you could use it in baking. It's very pioneer.
On the other hand, you could get three small jars, and have Doug practice his juggling... wait, is that a secret? Oh well.
C. -- in the land of milk and sausage.
Posted by: Carlos at February 6, 2004 06:36 AMI think I like Carlos...
Another trick, when you get tired of butter.
Cream, skimmed from non-homogenized milk.
Sugar
salt
ice
two differently sized ziploc-style (or other tightly closed) plastic bags. One quart and
one gallon sized bags, say, or half liter and
two-liter.
(No specific amounts or quantities given, EXPERIMENT! )
Mix the cream and sugar in the smaller of two bags. Seal bag. Place small bag, ice and salt into the bigger bag. Seal big bag.
Toss the bag from player to play like a hot potato for ten to fifteen minutes. Yell, scream,
touch the icy bag to the backs of necks or
inside of knees, squeal, and raise ruckus.
Open bigger bag. Discard saltwater.
Open smaller bag. Dispense ice cream among the participants. Daddy gets the most...
Posted by: Pouncer at February 6, 2004 06:17 PMBogdan suggested Parmalat. Well. Besides the fact that I haven't seen it in the shops that I frequent, there was also that batch of milk that got recalled for health reasons in Italy but got sold in Romania. A friend's daughter got sick from it.
Then they deserved the bankruptcy. :-P
Posted by: Bogdan at February 6, 2004 10:00 PM"I'm still wondering whatever happend to La Dorna. And why the shops, upon La Dorna's disapperance, did not stock other homogenized milk like Aro."
As far as I know the brand ARO belongs to METRO, so I do not think you can find it anywhere else.. not in another big supermarket.
A&M
Posted by: Anca & Misha at February 7, 2004 01:04 AMI can confirm that ARO makes products exclusively for Metro.
Posted by: János at February 7, 2004 01:30 AMOK! You've got milk. What else is new? :)
I think you don't stay much in the house now with this beautifull weather.
Anca & Misha
reporting from the park :)