during the 18th century era, did they have milk?

Question

didn't there milk spoiled since they had no fridge?

Answer 1

They had milk, they simply got it fresh daily.

Also, in the 18th century there was a way to keep food cool in something called a Coolgardie Safe which was a kind of cloth pantry that was kept damp and as air circulated around it it took the moisture away and kept food cool.

They were also able to produce limited quantities of ice at this time.

Answer 2

Okay first, it's "their milk" not "there" and it's just "spoil" not "spoiled." Now that's out of my system, yes they had milk. But it was usually procured fresh out of the cow each morning, so there was not a great need to keep it longer than the day. They also had refrigeration processes, just not a refrigerator the way we think of it today. Anything that needed to be kept cold was usually done so by placing it in a large wooden box that had large blocks of ice underneath it, hence the term "ice box." Refrigeration and the need for it did not become widely known until the later 19th century, however, so during the 18th century (1700s) it was generally only the nobility or wealthy that had such a luxury.

Answer 3

Of course "they had milk." Milk (from cows and goats) has been used by mankind for about 8,000 years.

They didn't refrigerated it, however until the 1940's. This is why cheese was invented--it was a way to preserve the milk until it could be used without spoiling (actually, cheese is sort of "spoiled milk.")

In most foriegn countries, even today, milk is used "warm." Cold milk is a uniquely American invention.

Milk lasts for a couple of days without refrigeration. Ice can keep it around for a few days more (they had iceboxes before they had refrigerators). Milk starts curdling if left out for too long, but in many countries still today (and certainly 100's of years ago) people often drank the curdled milk.) Think of it as sour cream--which is still used today.

But most milk was turned into cheese until refrigeration was commonplace.

Answer 4

As long as we have kept cattle we have had milk.and people in countries such as India still manage to use it without always having fridges. What used to be done in England in the past was that cattle would be brought into towns and cities and allowed to graze in certain parks during the day; their milk would be sold to milk-maids who would carry two pails of it from a yoke across their shoulders and sell it house to house. In the home milk was usually kept in a large stoneware jug that was set onto a marble or stone slab in the pantry to keep it cool, a piece of muslin..fine cotton..or other fabric would be draped over the top to keep flies out of it. A good many things were sold in this door-to-door method if freshness was a problem and the use of marble in the pantry was still pretty widespread as late as the 1950 and 1960's before the ownership of fridges was nearly as common as it is now.

Answer 5

Yes they had milk. They had cows ! There has been milk for ages and ages. Some people used blocks of ice to keep things cool. Some used a running stream of good cold water. Some drank warm milk.Anytime, if there's a will, there's a way.

Answer 6

Yes they had milk. The milked the cows and goats everyday just as they did just a few years ago before refrigeration. My Dad who isn't 65 yet grew up this way and didn't have inside plumbing or electricity until he was in college. They had an outhouse and use a sears catalog or leave or corncob. Yes a corncob. Talk about rough and not taking crap off of anyone.

Answer 7

Yes they did have milk. Depending on where you lived decided what type of milk they had. It was typically goat or cow. Did you know that the huns drank spoiled mares milk. Yuck!! You have to milk your animal every day so they did not worry too much about spoilage. Too, most people had cellars which remain at around 50 degrees or so for their cheeses, canned goods, butter, cream, etc.

Answer 8

Milk stays fresh for a few days at room temperature. They kept food in the cellar anyway. Cellar's provide a cooler environment. Another option would be to boil the milk every couple of days.

Of course during winter, your backyard is a freezer, so milk would last for more than a week.

Answer 9

No, they milked the cows in the morning and made butter and cheese with it. The milk had lots of cream in it since it came straight out of the cow. The women probably only had fresh milk in the mornings. So 'milk' was not drank at night, I'm guessing.

Answer 10

Yes they had milk. It was fresh, non pasteurised, unrefined and
generally unrefrigerated. As with all fresh food that is readily perishable milk was kept in the coolest place possible. Perhaps a well, milk room that would have been near or over water, a cellar or root cellar. Milk would have been obtained daily. 18th century had cheeses as well (made from milk)