Matt Stooks

I have a difficult time parting with expired milk. I have about two glasses worth of milk that expired four days ago.

Usually, I notice the expiration date approaching and will finish the gallon no later than two days after expiration. I’ve never known this two-day-expired milk to taste/digest questionably.

I should have seen this coming. I bought a new gallon of milk when it wasn’t due in my milk cycle. I was at the store for a non-milk purchase and cringed at the thought of coming back a few days later for a fresher gallon. No way would I go to the grocery store twice in one week. I had to buy the milk. I would just have to tweak my milk habits to make up for the extra milk on hand.

Early in the new gallon, I told myself that I had plenty of time before I would need to start doubling my milk intake. By the time a milk feast became necessary, I apparently forgot about the milk’s approaching demise.

So here I am with milk four days after its assured drinkability. It sounds troubling, but I am excited. Shall I drink the milk? I’m not thirsty for milk right now, but I will be. I will smell the milk and make a decision. Pray for me.

If this milk turns out fine, we need an explanation. Is the milk industry dating milk before it truly expires so we’ll go into expired-milk hysteria and chug more milk than we want just so Mr. Milk Fat Cat can buy another Mercedes?

I’m so torn on how I want this to turn out.

UPDATE: The milk smelled too filthy to drink.