Reconstituted some powdered milk a week ago, but it tasted funny
By suspenseful
@suspenseful (40192)
Canada
February 19, 2009 8:31am CST
I reconstituted some powdered milk a week ago. Now usually when we buy two percent, there is a date stamp on the bottle or the carton, but with powdered milk there is not, since it does not have any water on it, yet. Two days ago, I wanted to drink some before bed as I have difficulty falling asleep. Usually I have yogurt with cereal and for a snack, but since there was a jar of milk decided to have that instead. (this is to ensure that I am not lactic intolerant in case someone asks the question. I just love yogurt.)
Yet the milk tasted a little off, so I had to throw it down the sink. So the question is how long does reconstituted milk last after it is reconstituted?
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
20 Feb 09
I do use a bit in cooking. I hate drinking it straight myself, but I heard milk is good for you to make you sleepy and besides it is fat free so it does not hurt my diet.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I've had that happen to me, too. I only make a little at a time and if I want a glass and haven't made it and put it in the fridge to get cold, I just add a couple of ice cubes.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
20 Feb 09
It should have a date on the package, but they don't/
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@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
20 Feb 09
I would think about 3 days. That is how long I wait then toss it to the cat. Now I just make it by the glass fulls and drink it so that none is wasted. I love powdered milk better then the regular whole milk.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
22 Feb 09
Thanks. I will just make enough for that day.
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@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
19 Feb 09
I think it's good for just a few days although I'm not positive. I usually use powdered milk mixed in reg. milk or for baking so it never sits in the fridge for more than a day.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
20 Feb 09
It does not last a week not like the two percent kind we buy at Superstore.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Feb 09
I just reconstituted it a week before I started this post and then I decided to have a drink, but then it tasted bad.
@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
11 May 09
Reconstituted powdered milk only lasts about 2-3 days once you have made it up. It isn't like regular milk that will keep for about a week or so.
Once you open a tin of powdered milk, you need to use it within a few weeks, or it will go bad too.
I lived off powdered milk when I first moved out of home, and found these things out the hard way. Positive thing from my experience, was having a fantastic project for our school science fair. i never knew you could get purple mold before that! lol.
