Alpo Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Assuming you eat cereal for breakfast, and you have finished all of the cereal in your bowl, if you are like me you have a large amount of milk left. What do you do with it? From the time I was an itty bitty boy I would pick the bowl up in both hands, tilt it up to my mouth, and drink it. In '08 I took my mother to Georgia, so she could meet her youngest great-grandchild. While we were visiting, one morning we had cereal. When I picked up the bowl to drink the milk, Mama said to Hazel, "I don't know where he learned to do that". Heck, I'd been doing that for 50 years. Since I live alone, and the only thing I was using the milk for was to put on my cereal, a few years ago I seriously considered pouring the milk back into the bottle. Yes it was now sugary, but so what? It would be poured back on sugary cereal. No harm no foul. Never ended up doing that though. This morning I got to thinking about this, and when I finish the cereal I got down a measuring cup. I poured the milk from the bowl into the cup. A full cip - 250 cc. I think the "couth" way to do it is to spoon it out. But 250 cc using a 5-cc teaspoon, is gonna take a while. Am I the only uncouth one that drinks it out of the bowl? I also drink my soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I, too, pick up the bowl and drink the rest of the milk! But, I also take several meds, and use the milk to wash them down. My wife pays no attention to my doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It’s a little uncool in public, but you are what you are, pick it up and drink it unless you at a White House breakfast with the President. If you are the President, it’s your home pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I drink from the bowl...except for the bit I give my dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 This - "From the time I was an itty bitty boy I would pick the bowl up in both hands, tilt it up to my mouth, and drink it." Though I might use just one hand sometimes. I even add extra milk to the bowl for this purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Eye Jim Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I drink about half of it and give the rest to my cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I don't eat cereal but when I did I drank the milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Assuming you eat cereal for breakfast, and you have finished all of the cereal in your bowl, if you are like me you have a large amount of milk left. What do you do with it? From the time I was an itty bitty boy I would pick the bowl up in both hands, tilt it up to my mouth, and drink it. In '08 I took my mother to Georgia, so she could meet her youngest great-grandchild. While we were visiting, one morning we had cereal. When I picked up the bowl to drink the milk, Mama said to Hazel, "I don't know where he learned to do that". Heck, I'd been doing that for 50 years. Since I live alone, and the only thing I was using the milk for was to put on my cereal, a few years ago I seriously considered pouring the milk back into the bottle. Yes it was now sugary, but so what? It would be poured back on sugary cereal. No harm no foul. Never ended up doing that though. This morning I got to thinking about this, and when I finish the cereal I got down a measuring cup. I poured the milk from the bowl into the cup. A full cip - 250 cc. I think the "couth" way to do it is to spoon it out. But 250 cc using a 5-cc teaspoon, is gonna take a while. Am I the only uncouth one that drinks it out of the bowl? I also drink my soup. I suggest one of those large bowls with a handle. I don't eat cereal; but I do have soup. When the soup gets low in the container. I pick it up by the handle and drink it like coffee. Mine is like the following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I, too, pick up the bowl and drink what milk is left. Been doing that my whole life and find it to be perfectly acceptable behavior. However, I try not to overdue the milk when adding it to my cereal. Now, I work with a young lad who does not like milk, EXCEPT with cereal, which he eats for breakfast at the office. When he is done with the cereal, whatever milk is left, he POURS down the sink drain! I find this to be wasteful and completely unacceptable behavior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: I drink from the bowl...except for the bit I give my dog. She expects to clean EVERY dish I eat from. So I leave a couple ounces in the bowl for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Dutch Wheeler said: When he is done with the cereal, whatever milk is left, he POURS down the sink drain! I find this to wasteful and completely unacceptable behavior! My granddaughter does the same. I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: It’s a little uncool in public, but you are what you are, pick it up and drink it unless you at a White House breakfast with the President. If you are the President, it’s your home pick it up. If you are having breakfast with the President in the White House, I have a sneaking feeling that Count Chocula isn't going to be on the menu. I drink it from the bowl. To pour it out is wasteful and I was raised not to waste food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Tracker Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If you pour in enough milk so that the cereal just starts float you'll find that you have only enough milk to finish the cereal. Then, you can drink the few drops that are left. I tried to teach the grandchildren this trick by telling them, " Just enough milk to float the boat. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I drink it from the bowl unless I know it will nauseate someone at the table. I can't stand the sound or retching. However, I do not eat sugared cereal and never put sugar on my cereal. I like enough milk to make the corn flakes soggy. Duffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 9 hours ago, Fast Tracker said: If you pour in enough milk so that the cereal just starts float you'll find that the top 2/3 of the cereal in the bowl is dry. If you're going to eat dry cereal, why pour in a bowl? Just eat it straight out of the box. I don't particularly like my cereal to be soggy, like Duffield does, but I want both milk and cereal and every spoonful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Alpo said: I don't particularly like my cereal to be soggy, like Duffield does, but I want both milk and cereal and every spoonful. I have my reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I’ve learned to put just enough milk in so at the end there’s only a tiny bit left. Then I drink it or pour it into my coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Then I drink it or pour it into my coffee. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Use A Straw... Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Close your eyes and ears while drinking it from the bowl and you won't know someone else is bothered by it. Milk is too expensive to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuteye John SASS#24774 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 7 hours ago, largo casey #19191 said: Use A Straw... Largo ... where still allowed by law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 This morning the jug was almost empty, and I, completely against my wishes, ended up following the suggestion of "just use enough milk to float the cereal". When I finished there was about a mouthful of milk in the bowl. However, as I suspected, first half of the bowl was like eating it straight out of the box. And I went to the grocery store today, and forgot to get milk. Guess I'll eat eggs tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Alpo said: However, as I suspected, first half of the bowl was like eating it straight out of the box. Use your spoon to scoop from the bottom of the bowl and push the dry cereal down into the milk as you go along. It's really not that difficult to get cereal with milk in every bite when you just float the cereal with milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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