Yeah milk!

For those of you who don't know, when I was back in the States I used to drink at least one glass of milk every day. Since arriving in Tanzania I've only had a glass a milk a couple of times when I've visited in Masai villages. It is usually something I look forward to. The grocery store here sells the shelf stable boxed milk. It's not really very tasty. I can't complain too much though because I've gladly used it for cooking or baking for the last year. But I've missed having a glass of milk that tastes like milk. A friend told me about a shop that sells fresh milk every day in town. It's a place I passed a million times and never realized milk was among the many things for sale there. The first few times I went I bought a few liters to try and make cheese with my friend Sue. We made a mozzarella that wasn't so bad but so far haven't had success with any other cheeses! Over the weekend I bought another 2 liters and decided to use them for drinking. I had a busy weekend so it was Monday night before I was able to boil the milk so that it would be safe to drink. Then I had to let it cool. Tuesday night was my first time to have a nice, cold glass of milk. It was wonderful. I liked it so well that I had milk with my dinner again Wednesday night. I am thankful I didn't discover the milk duka when I first came. The milk is fresh from the cow and very thick. Since I was used to drinking skim milk at home I probably would have been disappointed on how different the milk tasted! Now that I've gone without for a year it seems like the best drink ever!