Ah, elementary school. You got recess in the morning, lunch, recess in the afternoon, AND milk break! Life was sweet, especially now that many of us are slaving away at 50-60 hour per week jobs and are on call 24/7.
But in those relaxed times, we could count on an afternoon delivery of white or chocolate (your choice!). And, coolest of all, it came in cubic cartons.
Now, to be honest, I got a lot of milk in the more traditional cartons that had a single edge at the top, shaped a bit like a house. But in my earliest school years, the bovine-produced delight was encased in these perfect cubes, complete with a corner that was to be turned up for dispensing of the contents.
This photo is from a vintage carton featured for sale on eBay. I would have liked to seen a corner-on shot, but it gets the idea across.
Here's to more relaxed times. Maybe we need afternoon milk breaks at our cubicled sweatshops.
Comments (2)
It is amazing how prevalent culture was throughout USA. We had square cartons in school at milk break. Milk was all local companies as were chips, too. Some local soda bottlers as well.
Growing up in USA in 60's was, as best as I can tell, identical everywhere. What a unique time period and circumstance we lived in. We had so much in common, compared to other generations. It would not last with many more choices in TV and products. I am grateful to have lived in 60s and 70s.
Posted by Scott Irving | March 1, 2009 2:14 AM
Posted on March 1, 2009 02:14
This brings fond memories of Kindergarten and grade school. Kindergarten we got the cubed milk containers along with graham crackers. In grade school, we were able to purchase milk both cube and later the house style cartons for a nickel!We could also purchase ice cream sandwiches for 10 cent! Chocolate milk seem to come in the upper grades 4,5 and 6. Some kids would buy two milks. And if we didn't buy our milk, we would carry our own milk in the glass lined thurmas of our favorite TV heros on our lunch boxes. Mine would be Batman or Green Hornet. Those damn thurmas would break in a million pieces when dropped.
Posted by Rivers End | April 25, 2009 6:21 PM
Posted on April 25, 2009 18:21