I have done that when all the kids were still home, 7 kids. If the milk was made the night before and mixed with usually 2% milk, it was cold in the morning and no one ever knew. Even I would drink it. Same goes for just plain old p. Milk. Make it and refrigerate so it is cold! Makes it better every time.
Great info. Thank you. I don't drink milk so I do buy powdered milk to cook with. I put a small quantity in a paper lunch sack. Fold top over once. Put in vacuum seal bags and seal up. Keep in storage in my basement. This way I can repackage it into very small quantities that are usable for me. The brown paper bag keeps it a bit darker and keeps my vacuum sealer from sucking up powder. I have been doing this with powdered milk and flour for years. Works very well.
I bought two bags of Great Value Non-Fat Powdered Milk a couple of years ago. I never used them and they passed the Use By date 13 months ago. After watching this video, I decided to be brave. I opened one of the old bags and made a gallon. Then I stuck it in the fridge for an hour. Then I took it out and added 1/3rd Cup of sugar and 3/4 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract. Stirred it up and sampled a spoonful. It is absolutely DELICIOUS!! It tastes exactly like melted vanilla ice cream. So, the next time I make a gallon of it I will only use 1/4 Cup of sugar and the 1/2 Tablespoon of vanilla extract.
Powdered milk mixed and refrigerated overnite was what was served in our household when I grew up in the 60’s. It was a thing, for some reason, even though my parents grew up on farms 😉 But so was instant tea, coffee, koolaid, margarine and lots of other not healthy things!
I actually like powdered milk better than regular. I put it in a shake maker cup with the little mixing ball in it and add a few ice cubes and shake it up real good to make it good and cold.
I used to freeze canned milk in ice cube trays and add a cube to the powdered milk and that helped the taste. My sister freeze dried a can for me so I can add a bit of it to the powdered milk. Vanilla helps and cocoa mix is good. My mother in law mixed whole milk and powdered milk so it was less expensive and it really didn't taste bad when it was cold. She had 5 boys so needed to cut corners as much as possible,
I have 2 kinds of powdered milk, the nonfat instant milk that is Walmart brand, and Nido which is whole milk powder. The nonfat instant milk is more granular and I have found that running it through my Ninja Storm pulverizes it to a more powdery form and it's way easier to reconstitute. I don't buy it to drink but use it in pancake mix, cream of soup mixes, gravy mixes, etc. I have also used the nonfat version several years after the best buy date and there was no issues.
You can use old socks ,and cut so you have a way to pull over the canning jar or any jar, and put the lid on and pull a sock over ,1.keep from clanging and keep light off jars..I learned this from Heidi at rain country homestead
As a kid I remember my mom disguising instant milk. She would do half instant and half whole milk to make it last longer...yes we were poor but it worked and it kept milk on the table for the five of us kids. Still not a fan of it though but in a pinch I would use instant. Nice to know about the sugar and vanilla. Thanks🥰
I use it for emergency cooking ingredient. I vac seal in pint jars and I have made " Little pillow cases " with a tie slip the jar in it and put it on the shelf. My panty is cool and it stores well. I use a dark material that right now has cows on it My mother for awhile would buy a gallon of milk - pour 1/2 into another clean empty gallon container, then mix up 1 gallon of powered milk and put 1/2 in with the 1/2 of regular milk. We never knew till she got caught mixing it up. We never noticed a difference. Just saw 2 jugs of milk in the fridge.
We grew up on commodity powdered milk. Memories of lumps of dry milk plopping down into my bowl of cornflakes is enough to make me gag. I store the Nido brand dry milk for cooking but no situation could ever make me drink it.
I store Augason Farms Moo Milk. It is very yummie. Since I am the only one who really drinks milk once SHTF the fam is outta luck cause it is ALL MINE.
@@texican5619 I buy Organic Whole milk and it lists the farm it comes from and says nothing about chemicals in it. Also I mixed milk for 30 years when I had children at home. I don't know the reason why some people mix milk but I when my sister's family was stationed in France in the Army the Army recommended that that the families mix milk because the price of milk was so high in France. Of course It was only Nonfat powdered milk then.
I grew up drinking powdered milk. When I would make powdered milk when my kids were young, I would add whole milk. Half a gallon of each to make 1 gallon
My mother used to make a mixture of Carnation non fat dry milk and whole milk in a pitcher. The other half of the gallon was used for cereal . We would put chocolate or strawberry Quik or Ovaltine when we drank it. I used it to make tapioca pudding . Takes 2 cups so I make one whole milk and one powdered milk. I am a milk drinker at 69 . About 1/2 gallon a day . Three a week . What ever little bit is left on shopping day I use to make buttermilk.
Glass containers have worked for me. I don't like freezing milk, need freezer space for other things. I use old socks to put over jar to keep light out.
I grew up on powdered milk, I actually like it. I order it in 50lb bags from a restaurant supplier (28.5% milk fat) then rebag and vacuum seal into one gallon sizes.The longest I have ever gone before using it was two years, it was still fine.
Friday 5/28/2021 .. When we lived in Japan in the 60's all we had was Powdered Milk, Purchased in the commissary, we as Americans we not allowed to purchase food of any type at the Japanese commodity due to their lack of sanitation and inspection of meats and foods (at the time) so nothing but Powdered milk and powdered eggs for four years, Mom would add a few drops of vanilla and some times real sugar, refrigerate all night and it was great ...
We have powdered milk, and liquid boxed milk-you can get this from dollar trees. We call this “hurricane milk.” We live in a hurricane prone area, and we stock it year round. We live way out of town, and we use it on occasion for coffee, and the kids don’t mind it for cereal. It’s so good to have.
in the 60's and 70's I used powdered milk for my children to drink. I mixed it in a blender and let it set in fridge overnight and they didn't know it wasn't regular milk
Started using powdered milk this past year...got tired of wasting milk because it didn't get used in time. It works great in oatmeal and all other cooking/baking.
Every time we had to live overseas we only had Powdered Milk not regular .. My mother always added vanilla and served it ice cold .. You make do with what you have
I do not drink milk but store powdered milk to make a white sauce or yoghurt. Here in my adopted country you can only buy powdered milk in 'cardboard' tins. I did not realise that and lost quite a lot as it is humid here and even using a dehumidifier it did not last. Today I managed to get 2 for the price of 1 large cans so will vacuum pack it this afternoon.
A nutritionist caught me this. Taken a gallon of milk, pour half into a container, using the directions to make powdered milk liquid, pour the 2 quarts into the whole milk, shake well. Make the night before, so the milk will be cold in the morning. hint shake well before using.
Carnation milk in a can; thats what I grew up with - if there was no milk. Did not grow up with powdered milk, I do keep it today. You can use it beyond just drinking; I use milk powder in my fried chicken recipe. This is in the top 10 of things I keep. 🥂
We take powdered milk with us on backpacking trips. Nido is powdered whole milk and tastes quite good. You can get it at Walmart in the Hispanic foods aisle.
I am an old time prepper for 30 years now. I have prepped everything including powered milk although we don't drink it ( we use it for my granddaughters bath so has very white skin and breaks out very easy) I have never had any problems with dates or best used by dates. I store in buckets jars bags anything and everything. Alot of new preppers will have you going nuts over storing preps. it's not that serious. Store as you like it will be ok.
Add a bit of vanilla instant pudding powder to the powdered fat free milk just before drinking a serving to thicken and sweeten it up. You don't want to store whole milk powder for long term because the fat in the whole milk powder makes it go rancid much ealier than 20 years.
When my mom had my sister, she got WIC. Every so often they'd give her boxes of powdered milk. She'd mix half regular milk and half powdered milk to get us to drink it. I keep it on hand for baking and cooking. She always kept a box on hand for 'What If' or 'you never know'.
I have mylar for the milk and flour. Things I keep in quart jars I store in the banker's boxes I buy at Walmart. They hold 12 quarts and you can stack 350 pounds in a stack of boxes. I cover the boxes with pretty contact paper so I can store them in a stack in the bedroom and they still look nice and the boxes keep out the light.
Make whole milk from powdered milk. I pressure can butter some of which is unsalted. Mix your powdered milk and take a portion and warm it. Add unsalted butter to taste and blend til the butter is suspended in the warm milk. Then add the buttered milk back to the rest of your powdered milk mix and cool. Note if too much butter has been used some will condense out as butter flecks. Good way to have whole milk on the shelf. Another option is Nestle Nido, but my experience is with only using for a few years.
I don't drink milk, but use it in cereals and for baking, cooking etc. But, we have a freeze dryer and I have been storing whole milk for the future. Actually tastes pretty good when water is added back to it.
This is the 2nd time I am watching this video and a light bulb of sorts went off. How about some sort of light blocking cozy for jars ? Maybe old socks, even new cheap ones. Something along those lines. 🤔
I thought same thing. Like black plastic tied around it , or black construction paper sleeve. Black sock is good idea. Black totes would keep light out
I thought you said we can store powdered milk for 20 years but then when you started talking about the thrive life you said for 10 years from 2020 to 2030? So if we put it away is it good for 10 years or 20 years? Thanks for the advice!
So does the whole fat Nido in cans store as well as nonfat? Does it also store well for years ( unopened)..past best by date?...also fyi...dollar general in west tn has had golden harvest lids and jars
@@SuttonsDaze I have seen various reports. I have also been told to repackage or to freeze. It is something that I don't plan to use unless absolutely needed so just trying to decide best route to go. Thank you. I enjoy your channel so much!!!
I grew up drinking powdered milk as well and I hate it! It still makes me gag. But I am stocking up in it, just in case. My mom would make it more drinkable by mixing it with regular milk. Doing that would help stretch the good stuff.
Great tip on the sweetener and vanilla! I have been doing this for years with unsweetened almond milk, because that's usually more available and on sale.
My mom tried to get us to drink powdered milk when I was little, but it was awful! She put it in a milk container and stored it in the fridge. We were poor so she didn't buy the sweeten cereal..so me being a smart 7 yr old decided to add sugar to the entire gallon!! Haha!! Needless to say I got a red rump for that. I'm 56 now, so you had me laughing when you said to add sugar. 🤣
I have powdered milk for real emergencies, mainly because I neeeed it for my coffee, ha ha. I cannot stand how it tastes, even with vanilla and sugar but it is not worse than black coffee to me! I have found evaporated milk to be so much more tasty so I have both.
As a stage 4 cancer survivor (healed naturally) I don't drink milk. I use milk to make up handy mixes such as pancake, biscuit, Alfredo sauce, etc. Works great. I use powdered milk, sprouted flour, powdered butter (oil) and egg powder. All I have to add is water.
You can also blend condensed milk with powdered milk if one craves the milk fat. Only issue is that the canned milk does not have that extra shelf life.
powdered milk can be jazzed up with chocolate shake or drink mix, make your own hot cocoa mix or cook and bake with it. I store powdered milk in prefilled cans and in mylar bags I filled myself
I can rarely catch you live so my visit is later & just wanted to say thank you, I’m fairly well versed in prepsteading & enjoy hearing you teach in my similar knowledge & especially learning something new, thank you for your time pretty Lady
4 teaspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons cocoa, and a dash of salt in an 8 oz or bigger glass. Mix dry ingredients well. Then add a couple of teaspoons of very warm water--just enough to make to make a syrup. Mix well. Then add your prepared powdered milk and stir well. (I add a little milk, stir, then add the rest and stir). That's how I like to make my powdered milk taste better. The ratio of sugar to cocoa is 2 to 1, but mine maybe more than needed for 8 oz. 😋
Absolutely correct advice! I won’t drink milk period. Need it for recipies, or for coffee, even ranch dressing mix...a need to have on the shelf! Not bad for hot chocolate either. Or making oatmeal to add calories,etc. keep the info coming Leisa...you are on a roll!
Hi Leisa, Milk is pretty important in my house. Hate powdered milk mostly because it is non fat it tastes yucky and if you get the whole powdered milk you can't store it long term, as far as I know. So I have been pondering this dilemma for quite awhile. Your tip on making it taste better convinced me go to thrive store and set up a monthly delivery for 1 #10 can per month. I am thrilled!!! Thank you. p.s. you are my consultant.
I don't just drink a glass of milk...BUT it is important. My husband does drink milk. I use it on cereals, cooking, especially biscuits and gravy. I have thrive stored. It is great to just mix a bit for a recipe. I also purchased NIDO full fat. It is great to make cream cheese.
I love Powdered milk. I looking to store food and I like your content. So I’m following you for educational purposes of beating high food prices. Thank you
You are mind reading ! Lol. I literally was just checking the dates on mine, and wondering if I should transfer it into glass jars with moisture obsorber or put in deep freezer. Now to watch the video :-)
I have a few cases of powdered nonfat milk from the Mormon store. It's all prepackaged in mylar and good for 20 years. I've tried it cold and it really tasted great.
My mom used to mix whole farm milk with the dry milk when I was a kid. It still had that dry milk flavor but was much better than without. I like the vanilla idea thank you.
I am not a milk drinker, but I find a lot of recipes use it. so I keep some on hand in the form of powder. Thanks for the tips on how to keep it shelf stable longer.
My grandmother ALWAYS had powdered milk, and I always thought it tasted ok. Now that I'm... older (50!), I am trying to make it a priority to have powdered milk put away in my long term pantry. I can drink it as it is when mixed, but I'm really liking the idea of the sweetener and a little vanilla! I have some smaller packets of powdered milk that I bought in order to make some pancake mix, but I think tonight I'll use a packet to "dr it up" and try it! Thanks so much for the helpful ideas!
I wouldn't drink it straight, but it's fine for cooking and baking; I use it for my Amish Friendship Bread. It is great mixed with the potato flakes for mashed potatoes. Make chocolate pudding
Hi Leisa, you know I always have a lot of powdered ,milk and wondered how I would store quite a bit. I appreciate your advice. I do like the Mylar bags and glass jars are good idea with oxygen absorbers I use it for baking and good to have on hand. It nice to see you and love just to listen to your words of wisdom. I’m so happy with neals pottery bowls. See you next time.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🌷🌷🌷😎😎😎😘
I bought a lifetime's worth of powdered milk years ago from the LDS cannery. I have some in #10 cans with O2 and some in mylar bags with O2. Both are fine. I don't feel the need to add anything to it to make it drinkable. I've been drinking it for about 15 years now.
I was given dark, knit and ducking material. It sat on my shelf forever. I took it down and cut it to fit my jars and wrapped them up and put a rubber band on the neck of the jar, around the material. I can see the lid with contents and date written on it. Thx for video. I have milk on my shelf but don't drink it. I'm going to put sugar and coco right next to it! With directions
I buy the powdered milk already in 5 kg mylar bags, it's the instant version suitable for drinking. I'm using 1 of them, I think in the US you call it skimmed milk, at the moment, I just make the amount I need at the time. The other 5 kg bag I have is whole milk, I think I will use that one for baking and to make ice creams with. 😊
I don't particularly "like" powdered milk, but I also don't like not having any form of milk at all. I have some stored for just in case and store other forms of milk in different ways as well. Thanks for the vanilla extract and sugar tip, I'll probably add honey instead. Yummy!
Good Tuesday morning my NEWEST FRIEND!🤠 While we don't use powered milk, I do understand it's importance in an emergency situation. As a NEW(ISH) prepper...I really appreciate the 'recipe' that u shared. LUCRETIA
Light, temp, oxygen and moisture. Control those four things and you pretty much got it whipped. I dehydrate fat free milk. Run it through a blender to make it a powder. Brown paper bag (lunch bag) for light. Vacuum seal in a food saver with O2 absorber. Toss it in a five gallon bucket. Half gallon at a time.
Great video! Thank you. I just bought 2 containers of powdered whole milk from COSTCO... They are in sealed plastic containers. So, what you are saying is to not store the milk that way???? Ok, I will look into Mylar bags and oxygen removers. I have to say, long-term food storing is not cheap. Buying jars and lids, mylar bags, Oxygen or moisture removing packs, even paper lunch bags end up costing quite a lot...
My mom use to mix powder milk with whole milk to make 2 gallons of milk from one gallon of whole milk.
I have done that when all the kids were still home, 7 kids. If the milk was made the night before and mixed with usually 2% milk, it was cold in the morning and no one ever knew. Even I would drink it. Same goes for just plain old p. Milk. Make it and refrigerate so it is cold! Makes it better every time.
My mother would do that as well
@@raydeneclark9340 what would be the ratio of the powdered milk with regular milk ?
So did my mom. Im not a milk drinker. She also put vanilla in it. But my kids liked powder milk
Wow never thought about this thank you for sharing
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Great info. Thank you. I don't drink milk so I do buy powdered milk to cook with. I put a small quantity in a paper lunch sack. Fold top over once. Put in vacuum seal bags and seal up. Keep in storage in my basement. This way I can repackage it into very small quantities that are usable for me. The brown paper bag keeps it a bit darker and keeps my vacuum sealer from sucking up powder. I have been doing this with powdered milk and flour for years. Works very well.
I bought two bags of Great Value Non-Fat Powdered Milk a couple of years ago. I never used them and they passed the Use By date 13 months ago.
After watching this video, I decided to be brave. I opened one of the old bags and made a gallon. Then I stuck it in the fridge for an hour. Then I took it out and added 1/3rd Cup of sugar and 3/4 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract. Stirred it up and sampled a spoonful.
It is absolutely DELICIOUS!! It tastes exactly like melted vanilla ice cream. So, the next time I make a gallon of it I will only use 1/4 Cup of sugar and the 1/2 Tablespoon of vanilla extract.
This is a no nonsense lady. She gets right to the point and explains why you do what you do. She has a great sense of humor.
Thank you
Powdered milk mixed and refrigerated overnite was what was served in our household when I grew up in the 60’s. It was a thing, for some reason, even though my parents grew up on farms 😉 But so was instant tea, coffee, koolaid, margarine and lots of other not healthy things!
I actually like powdered milk better than regular. I put it in a shake maker cup with the little mixing ball in it and add a few ice cubes and shake it up real good to make it good and cold.
That's a great idea!
I used to freeze canned milk in ice cube trays and add a cube to the powdered milk and that helped the taste. My sister freeze dried a can for me so I can add a bit of it to the powdered milk. Vanilla helps and cocoa mix is good. My mother in law mixed whole milk and powdered milk so it was less expensive and it really didn't taste bad when it was cold. She had 5 boys so needed to cut corners as much as possible,
That's a great idea!
Store in canning jars
Place a old black sock over jars.works great.
BUT canning jars can't be stacked, right?
Use old black socks over jars to keep light out. Also protects from braking. Store out of light like all jared canned goods.
I have 2 kinds of powdered milk, the nonfat instant milk that is Walmart brand, and Nido which is whole milk powder. The nonfat instant milk is more granular and I have found that running it through my Ninja Storm pulverizes it to a more powdery form and it's way easier to reconstitute. I don't buy it to drink but use it in pancake mix, cream of soup mixes, gravy mixes, etc. I have also used the nonfat version several years after the best buy date and there was no issues.
Great tip
Yep, that’s what I do...amazing how many dressings and gravies use powdered milk for a base.
You can use old socks ,and cut so you have a way to pull over the canning jar or any jar, and put the lid on and pull a sock over ,1.keep from clanging and keep light off jars..I learned this from Heidi at rain country homestead
A spoonful of sugar helps the powdered milk go down! Love your video
Slip a brown bag over Glass jar for light protection
Adding powdered coffee creamer helps the flavor a lot.I prefer the Nido powdered milk
As a kid I remember my mom disguising instant milk. She would do half instant and half whole milk to make it last longer...yes we were poor but it worked and it kept milk on the table for the five of us kids. Still not a fan of it though but in a pinch I would use instant. Nice to know about the sugar and vanilla. Thanks🥰
Same with Mom half and half so we would drink it
Yes in the old days Powder milk was NASTY TASTING! YUCK . Now days i can't tell the difference from fresh whole milk, from the powder milk YUM 👍
Nido is one of the best tasting I have ever had
I use it for emergency cooking ingredient. I vac seal in pint jars and I have made " Little pillow cases " with a tie slip the jar in it and put it on the shelf. My panty is cool and it stores well. I use a dark material that right now has cows on it My mother for awhile would buy a gallon of milk - pour 1/2 into another clean empty gallon container, then mix up 1 gallon of powered milk and put 1/2 in with the 1/2 of regular milk. We never knew till she got caught mixing it up. We never noticed a difference. Just saw 2 jugs of milk in the fridge.
If you do it the night before so it's very cold it works well.
We grew up on commodity powdered milk. Memories of lumps of dry milk plopping down into my bowl of cornflakes is enough to make me gag. I store the Nido brand dry milk for cooking but no situation could ever make me drink it.
I store Augason Farms Moo Milk. It is very yummie. Since I am the only one who really drinks milk once SHTF the fam is outta luck cause it is ALL MINE.
That stuff is just chemicals. I bought some looked at the ingredients and will barter it. Yuk.
@@texican5619 What chemicals? Nonfat dry milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3.
Vitamins are chemicals?
@@texican5619 I buy Organic Whole milk and it lists the farm it comes from and says nothing about chemicals in it. Also I mixed milk for 30 years when I had children at home. I don't know the reason why some people mix milk but I when my sister's family was stationed in France in the Army the Army recommended that that the families mix milk because the price of milk was so high in France. Of course It was only Nonfat powdered milk then.
I keep powdered milk . it comes in handy for cooking when I unexpectedly run out of milk. I've recently started storing some evaporated milk also
I grew up drinking powdered milk. When I would make powdered milk when my kids were young, I would add whole milk. Half a gallon of each to make 1 gallon
That's what I did when my son was a teenager and would drink a gallon of milk every day; more if it was available.
My mother used to make a mixture of Carnation non fat dry milk and whole milk in a pitcher. The other half of the gallon was used for cereal . We would put chocolate or strawberry Quik or
Ovaltine when we drank it. I used it to make tapioca pudding . Takes 2 cups so I make one whole milk and one powdered milk. I am a milk drinker at 69 . About 1/2 gallon a day . Three a week . What ever little bit is left on shopping day I use to make buttermilk.
Glass containers have worked for me. I don't like freezing milk, need freezer space for other things. I use old socks to put over jar to keep light out.
Great idea!!
I grew up drinkin powder milk. Mom used to "doctor it" dont kno what she done!!!! So i drink it still!!!!💞💞💞💞🐈🐈🐈🐈
I grew up on powdered milk, I actually like it. I order it in 50lb bags from a restaurant supplier (28.5% milk fat) then rebag and vacuum seal into one gallon sizes.The longest
I have ever gone before using it was two years, it was still fine.
What supplier?
I am trying the same thing, their milk is delicious and adorable. I just hope that it will last 5-10 years.
Friday 5/28/2021 .. When we lived in Japan in the 60's all we had was Powdered Milk, Purchased in the commissary, we as Americans we not allowed to purchase food of any type at the Japanese commodity due to their lack of sanitation and inspection of meats and foods (at the time) so nothing but Powdered milk and powdered eggs for four years, Mom would add a few drops of vanilla and some times real sugar, refrigerate all night and it was great ...
I use powdered milk. I use frig cold water and mix in glass pitcher. Let sit in frig overnight. Can’t tell difference.
Canning jars wrapped in foil or think dark clothe such as old towel or other fabric with zip tie to hold it on the top
We have powdered milk, and liquid boxed milk-you can get this from dollar trees. We call this “hurricane milk.” We live in a hurricane prone area, and we stock it year round. We live way out of town, and we use it on occasion for coffee, and the kids don’t mind it for cereal. It’s so good to have.
in the 60's and 70's I used powdered milk for my children to drink. I mixed it in a blender and let it set in fridge overnight and they didn't know it wasn't regular milk
I like to drink dry milk mix a gallon up and add. one can of evaporated milk , taste great to me..
I add a date remove the pit and blend with powdered milk and water . I like the vanilla extract idea. ✅
Started using powdered milk this past year...got tired of wasting milk because it didn't get used in time. It works great in oatmeal and all other cooking/baking.
Thanks for sharing
Every time we had to live overseas we only had Powdered Milk not regular .. My mother always added vanilla and served it ice cold .. You make do with what you have
I like the Nido Brand milk it tastes really good just mixing as recommended... Great video as Always leisa
Thank you 😋
I do not drink milk but store powdered milk to make a white sauce or yoghurt. Here in my adopted country you can only buy powdered milk in 'cardboard' tins. I did not realise that and lost quite a lot as it is humid here and even using a dehumidifier it did not last. Today I managed to get 2 for the price of 1 large cans so will vacuum pack it this afternoon.
My mom gave us kids evaporated milk for formula diluted as babies and with a little Karo syrup I grew up😀
A nutritionist caught me this. Taken a gallon of milk, pour half into a container, using the directions to make powdered milk liquid, pour the 2 quarts into the whole milk, shake well. Make the night before, so the milk will be cold in the morning. hint shake well before using.
Carnation milk in a can; thats what I grew up with - if there was no milk. Did not grow up with powdered milk, I do keep it today. You can use it beyond just drinking; I use milk powder in my fried chicken recipe. This is in the top 10 of things I keep. 🥂
We didn’t drink powdered milk either. We got government cheese but not milk. What are the other 9 items??
We take powdered milk with us on backpacking trips. Nido is powdered whole milk and tastes quite good. You can get it at Walmart in the Hispanic foods aisle.
I am an old time prepper for 30 years now. I have prepped everything including powered milk although we don't drink it ( we use it for my granddaughters bath so has very white skin and breaks out very easy) I have never had any problems with dates or best used by dates. I store in buckets jars bags anything and everything. Alot of new preppers will have you going nuts over storing preps. it's not that serious. Store as you like it will be ok.
You are very blessed to have a friend that gives you powdered milk! It’s very expensive even for Great Value at Walmart.
Can I store Nido fortifica with oxygen absorbers knowing it full fat, I thought only non fat can be put with oxygen absorbers plse, love your help
Add a bit of vanilla instant pudding powder to the powdered fat free milk just before drinking a serving to thicken and sweeten it up.
You don't want to store whole milk powder for long term because the fat in the whole milk powder makes it go rancid much ealier than 20 years.
Dear Lord😚..good idea thank you...yummmmm
Very much like this lady , very good consise information and no BS gets to the point
When my mom had my sister, she got WIC. Every so often they'd give her boxes of powdered milk. She'd mix half regular milk and half powdered milk to get us to drink it. I keep it on hand for baking and cooking. She always kept a box on hand for 'What If' or 'you never know'.
I have mylar for the milk and flour. Things I keep in quart jars I store in the banker's boxes I buy at Walmart. They hold 12 quarts and you can stack 350 pounds in a stack of boxes. I cover the boxes with pretty contact paper so I can store them in a stack in the bedroom and they still look nice and the boxes keep out the light.
Great idea about the banker's boxes and contact paper!
That’s the best idea. I have lots of the new decorative hat boxes. I would think that would work the same?🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
@@cathyhumphries5870 I don't see why not as long as whatever you want to store fits.
Have used half dry half whole. I've used the sugar and vanilla trick for years. I'm stocked with LDS milk, comes in mylar bags.
Sounds great!
Make whole milk from powdered milk. I pressure can butter some of which is unsalted. Mix your powdered milk and take a portion and warm it. Add unsalted butter to taste and blend til the butter is suspended in the warm milk. Then add the buttered milk back to the rest of your powdered milk mix and cool. Note if too much butter has been used some will condense out as butter flecks. Good way to have whole milk on the shelf. Another option is Nestle Nido, but my experience is with only using for a few years.
I don't drink milk, but use it in cereals and for baking, cooking etc. But, we have a freeze dryer and I have been storing whole milk for the future. Actually tastes pretty good when water is added back to it.
This is the 2nd time I am watching this video and a light bulb of sorts went off. How about some sort of light blocking cozy for jars ? Maybe old socks, even new cheap ones. Something along those lines. 🤔
I thought same thing. Like black plastic tied around it , or black construction paper sleeve. Black sock is good idea. Black totes would keep light out
I never have liked powdered milk but I have stored quite a bit. After watching your podcast I'm going to change a couple of them. Thank you.
I thought you said we can store powdered milk for 20 years but then when you started talking about the thrive life you said for 10 years from 2020 to 2030? So if we put it away is it good for 10 years or 20 years? Thanks for the advice!
So does the whole fat Nido in cans store as well as nonfat? Does it also store well for years ( unopened)..past best by date?...also fyi...dollar general in west tn has had golden harvest lids and jars
There are varied reports of how well it lasts beyond expiration.
@@SuttonsDaze I have seen various reports. I have also been told to repackage or to freeze. It is something that I don't plan to use unless absolutely needed so just trying to decide best route to go. Thank you. I enjoy your channel so much!!!
@@SuttonsDaze This was my question. Does the Nido milk have to be repacked since it doesn't come in a real sealed #10 can?
I grew up drinking powdered milk as well and I hate it! It still makes me gag. But I am stocking up in it, just in case. My mom would make it more drinkable by mixing it with regular milk. Doing that would help stretch the good stuff.
My mom did the same.
Great tip on the sweetener and vanilla! I have been doing this for years with unsweetened almond milk, because that's usually more available and on sale.
My mom tried to get us to drink powdered milk when I was little, but it was awful! She put it in a milk container and stored it in the fridge. We were poor so she didn't buy the sweeten cereal..so me being a smart 7 yr old decided to add sugar to the entire gallon!! Haha!! Needless to say I got a red rump for that. I'm 56 now, so you had me laughing when you said to add sugar. 🤣
We’ve tried whole powdered milk. It’s great, as we do not like non fat fry powdered milk.
Not for long storage tho. Can't have the fat.
I have powdered milk for real emergencies, mainly because I neeeed it for my coffee, ha ha. I cannot stand how it tastes, even with vanilla and sugar but it is not worse than black coffee to me! I have found evaporated milk to be so much more tasty so I have both.
How about if you cut a piece of sleeve off from a sweat shirt and put the jar into the sleeve to keep it dark inside.
As a stage 4 cancer survivor (healed naturally) I don't drink milk. I use milk to make up handy mixes such as pancake, biscuit, Alfredo sauce, etc. Works great. I use powdered milk, sprouted flour, powdered butter (oil) and egg powder. All I have to add is water.
I store in food saver bags vacuum sealed and then put in a dark colored heavy duty totes
Because lactose intolerance, just found powdered goat's milk 2.00 a bag. Can use for cream in coffee.
It was at Walmart
You can also blend condensed milk with powdered milk if one craves the milk fat. Only issue is that the canned milk does not have that extra shelf life.
Maybe you could store powdered Condensed milk as well.
I definitely want to try the sugar and vanilla trick. Thanks, Leisa!
powdered milk can be jazzed up with chocolate shake or drink mix, make your own hot cocoa mix or cook and bake with it. I store powdered milk in prefilled cans and in mylar bags I filled myself
I can rarely catch you live so my visit is later & just wanted to say thank you, I’m fairly well versed in prepsteading & enjoy hearing you teach in my similar knowledge & especially learning something new, thank you for your time pretty Lady
You are so welcome!
4 teaspoons of sugar, 2 teaspoons cocoa, and a dash of salt in an 8 oz or bigger glass. Mix dry ingredients well. Then add a couple of teaspoons of very warm water--just enough to make to make a syrup. Mix well. Then add your prepared powdered milk and stir well. (I add a little milk, stir, then add the rest and stir). That's how I like to make my powdered milk taste better. The ratio of sugar to cocoa is 2 to 1, but mine maybe more than needed for 8 oz. 😋
This is for COLD powdered milk.
Thank you for clear & quick explanations without yakking too much about this & that!
Absolutely correct advice! I won’t drink milk period. Need it for recipies, or for coffee, even ranch dressing mix...a need to have on the shelf! Not bad for hot chocolate either. Or making oatmeal to add calories,etc. keep the info coming Leisa...you are on a roll!
Hi Leisa, Milk is pretty important in my house. Hate powdered milk mostly because it is non fat it tastes yucky and if you get the whole powdered milk you can't store it long term, as far as I know. So I have been pondering this dilemma for quite awhile. Your tip on making it taste better convinced me go to thrive store and set up a monthly delivery for 1 #10 can per month. I am thrilled!!! Thank you. p.s. you are my consultant.
Thank you!
I use powdered milk for baking
I don't just drink a glass of milk...BUT it is important. My husband does drink milk. I use it on cereals, cooking, especially biscuits and gravy.
I have thrive stored. It is great to just mix a bit for a recipe. I also purchased NIDO full fat. It is great to make cream cheese.
I love Powdered milk. I looking to store food and I like your content. So I’m following you for educational purposes of beating high food prices. Thank you
You are mind reading ! Lol. I literally was just checking the dates on mine, and wondering if I should transfer it into glass jars with moisture obsorber or put in deep freezer. Now to watch the video :-)
I have a few cases of powdered nonfat milk from the Mormon store. It's all prepackaged in mylar and good for 20 years. I've tried it cold and it really tasted great.
My husband and I don't mind powdered milk. I do like your idea of adding a touch of sugar and a drop of vanilla to it. Thanks!
I bought Milkman brand and they come in sealed individual bags. I also bought canned dry milk, which also has a seal and an expiration date.
I can drink powder milk I suppose lots of folks would learn to like it if there wasn’t any Regular milk
Love you Sutton Daze! So generous with love🌾
My mom used to mix whole farm milk with the dry milk when I was a kid. It still had that dry milk flavor but was much better than without. I like the vanilla idea thank you.
I am not a milk drinker, but I find a lot of recipes use it. so I keep some on hand in the form of powder. Thanks for the tips on how to keep it shelf stable longer.
You are so welcome!
Store up on Nestle quick - strawberry or chocolate! Kids will appreciate it!
My mother used to add a can of evaporated milk. Not eagle brand
My grandmother ALWAYS had powdered milk, and I always thought it tasted ok. Now that I'm... older (50!), I am trying to make it a priority to have powdered milk put away in my long term pantry. I can drink it as it is when mixed, but I'm really liking the idea of the sweetener and a little vanilla! I have some smaller packets of powdered milk that I bought in order to make some pancake mix, but I think tonight I'll use a packet to "dr it up" and try it! Thanks so much for the helpful ideas!
I wouldn't drink it straight, but it's fine for cooking and baking; I use it for my Amish Friendship Bread. It is great mixed with the potato flakes for mashed potatoes. Make chocolate pudding
Hi Leisa, you know I always have a lot of powdered ,milk and wondered how I would store quite a bit. I appreciate your advice. I do like the Mylar bags and glass jars are good idea with oxygen absorbers I use it for baking and good to have on hand. It nice to see you and love just to listen to your words of wisdom. I’m so happy with neals pottery bowls. See you next time.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️🌷🌷🌷😎😎😎😘
Glad it was helpful!
I use a black thick plastic contractor / garbage bags in my bins to store glass jars with dry ingredients and dehydrated vegs.
I bought a lifetime's worth of powdered milk years ago from the LDS cannery. I
have some in #10 cans with O2 and some in mylar bags with O2. Both are fine. I don't feel the need to add anything to it to make it drinkable. I've been drinking it for about 15 years now.
I was given dark, knit and ducking material. It sat on my shelf forever. I took it down and cut it to fit my jars and wrapped them up and put a rubber band on the neck of the jar, around the material. I can see the lid with contents and date written on it. Thx for video. I have milk on my shelf but don't drink it. I'm going to put sugar and coco right next to it! With directions
I buy the powdered milk already in 5 kg mylar bags, it's the instant version suitable for drinking.
I'm using 1 of them, I think in the US you call it skimmed milk, at the moment, I just make the amount I need at the time.
The other 5 kg bag I have is whole milk, I think I will use that one for baking and to make ice creams with. 😊
I don't particularly "like" powdered milk, but I also don't like not having any form of milk at all. I have some stored for just in case and store other forms of milk in different ways as well. Thanks for the vanilla extract and sugar tip, I'll probably add honey instead. Yummy!
Good Tuesday morning my NEWEST FRIEND!🤠 While we don't use powered milk, I do understand it's importance in an emergency situation. As a NEW(ISH) prepper...I really appreciate the 'recipe' that u shared. LUCRETIA
Light, temp, oxygen and moisture. Control those four things and you pretty much got it whipped. I dehydrate fat free milk. Run it through a blender to make it a powder. Brown paper bag (lunch bag) for light. Vacuum seal in a food saver with O2 absorber. Toss it in a five gallon bucket. Half gallon at a time.
I stock powdered milk to make yogurt and paneer (cottage) cheese. Works well for both.
...and she does it again!! Solved my "what should I do about using this powdered milk"? problem! Thank you!!
I it put into glass and it gets really cold. It makes it taste much better.
Great video! Thank you. I just bought 2 containers of powdered whole milk from COSTCO... They are in sealed plastic containers. So, what you are saying is to not store the milk that way???? Ok, I will look into Mylar bags and oxygen removers. I have to say, long-term food storing is not cheap. Buying jars and lids, mylar bags, Oxygen or moisture removing packs, even paper lunch bags end up costing quite a lot...
I’ve never had powdered milk but I have bought some just in case! Haven’t used it yet.❤️