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Informationen zum Autor Hannah Velten is a freelance writer who has worked extensively with cows and oxen on Australian cattle stations and British dairy farms. She lives in Fletching, Sussex, and is the the author of Cow (Animal series, 2007) and Milk (Edible series, 2010), both published by Reaktion Books. Klappentext Milk--"It does a body good." It's difficult to deny the truth of the American Dairy Council's former advertising campaign. From birth milk is the sustaining and essential food of all mammals. It is the first food we ever taste. And yet, despite that natural relationship to milk, the majority of the world's population cannot digest it in the form most often available to adults--cow's milk. In Milk , Hannah Velten explores the myths and misconceptions surrounding the ubiquitous drink. Modern milk processing produces a safe, clean beverage that is very different from pure milk straight from the cow. Nonetheless, there are many advocates of raw milk that long for the days before pasteurization, homogenization, and standardization. Yet milk in the time before these scientific processes was even less natural than today--known then as the white poison, it was bacteria-ridden, mixed with additives to make it look like milk after the cream was removed, filled with chemicals to promote its shelf life, and extremely watered down. Now that milk is considered a staple of a healthy and balanced diet, Velten investigates how and why conceptions of milk have shifted in the public consciousness, from the science of nutrition to the dairy industry's advertising campaigns. This highly illustrated exploration of one of the most fundamental foods and drinks also includes recipes for ice-cream, milkshakes, and even milk paint. Milk will surprise and entertain in equal measure. Zusammenfassung Though milk is the sustaining and essential food of all mammals! the majority of the world's population cannot digest raw cow's milk. Of those that do drink milk regularly! most have never actually tasted raw milk. This book explores the myths and misconceptions surrounding the drink. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 The First Milk 2 The White Elixir 3 White Poison 4 Solving the Milk Question 5 Modern Milk Recipes Glossary Appendix References Select Bibliography Websites and Associations Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index ...
