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barbie gee[_2_]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, wrote:
>
> One thing to remember, though - powdered milk was a dollar-stretcher in
> the 1990s and earlier, but not anymore. Use only if a recipe doesn't
> work without it.

I always had a box of powdered milk in the cabinet; came in handy when I
ran out of milk, and I'd sometimes use it as "coffee creamer" if I didn't
have any mild on hand. Then one day I noticed the Aldi stopped carrying
it. I tried Sanalac, but it doesn't dissolve well at all, so I bought an
"envelope" of Carnation Powdered Milk, and it was expensive.

I guess even hydrating milk powder is too much work for those on a budget
anymore?