Big Jugs

The Backwards Man · 07-12-2017 1:12am #1

Had visitors today, made tae, went for the milk jug, no handle on it, think it was me Granny's.

Had to pour the milk out of the carton, got me wondering, you never see jugs anymore.

Do you have the proper cutlery for visitors?

mad muffin · 07-12-2017 1:13am

I like big jugs

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-12-2017 1:13am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Had visitors today, made tae, went for the milk jug, no handle on it, think it was me Granny's.

Had to pour the milk out of the carton, got me wondering, you never see jugs anymore.

Do you have the proper cutlery for visitors?

Milk pouring cutlery?

The Backwards Man · 07-12-2017 1:15am

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Milk pouring cutlery?

You know what I mean, proper jugs and butter knives and tea cosys and all that jazz.

And one of them yokes for squeezing oranges.

SuperSean11 · 07-12-2017 1:15am

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Had visitors today, made tae, went for the milk jug, no handle on it, think it was me Granny's.

Had to pour the milk out of the carton, got me wondering, you never see jugs anymore.

Do you have the proper cutlery for visitors?

Yep, only gets used for Christmas dinner.

Ipso · 07-12-2017 1:16am

They're definitely a handful.

jamesbere · 07-12-2017 1:16am

I'm now disappointed in this thread, title got my hopes up

bazz26 · 07-12-2017 1:20am

Mountainsandh · 07-12-2017 1:24am

I have jugs, they're a good size but they're not huge.
My husband uses them often.
I mostly take them out when there's guests.

Seriously though. We do have jugs. Love finding old fashioned ones in car boots sales and such. Mr M forgets to put the milk back in the fridge all the time so with the jug there's less waste.

dxhound2005 · 07-12-2017 1:26am

bazz26 wrote: »

They're ewers?

Miss Demeanour · 07-12-2017 1:30am

My visitors are always left in awe at the size of my jugs.....its one of the reasons my coffee mornings are so popular in fact.

Junkyard Tom · 07-12-2017 1:35am

fineso.mom · 07-12-2017 1:44am

dxhound2005 wrote: »

They're ewers?

No they're not, I have a blue Denby one.

seamus · 07-12-2017 9:34am

Never really understood the rationale of having "good" equipment that you only bring out when there are guests. Sure, if it's ornamental. But if it's supposed to be used, then why not just use it?
We got a voucher for Brown Thomas when we got married, and the only thing which didn't seem outrageously overpriced was a cutlery set which I think cost €150. We use them daily and they're still as clean and shiny as the day they were bought. Good value in the end.

Not a fan of milk jugs myself; why leave the milk exposed and out in the open like that? And if the jug isn't empty at the end of the day it has to go down the sink.

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-12-2017 9:40am

seamus wrote: »

Not a fan of milk jugs myself; why leave the milk exposed and out in the open like that? And if the jug isn't empty at the end of the day it has to go down the sink.

Bit of cling film over the top, put the jug in the fridge, milk saved for another day. Subscribe to my newsletter for more money saving tips.

PandaPoo · 07-12-2017 10:25am

Whenever my mam has guests she puts the milk carton on the table and says excuse the good jug. Makes no sense, she's just too lazy to use an actual jug.

Guy:Incognito · 07-12-2017 10:31am

Decanting liquids is for people who have staff. Why do a job twice if you're doing it yourself.

tomwaterford · 07-12-2017 10:35am

What's the logic behind putting milk into jugs anyway??

Cartons come with a spout to pour out of

Guy:Incognito · 07-12-2017 10:37am

tomwaterford wrote: »

What's the logic behind putting milk into jugs anyway??

Cartons come with a spout to pour out of

What's the logic in putting milk BACK in jugs you mean. Amiright, who's with me? High five.

beertons · 07-12-2017 10:42am

Thought this was about breasts. Seen as August Ames died in the past few days.

Colliewollie · 07-12-2017 10:45am

Using milk jugs seems to have gone out of fashion alright.. My mom still produces it when visitors come to the house! The carton or plastic bottle of milk is swapped for the trusty milk jug!

Usually only filled half way, very little waste! We used to have our own milk from our farm up to ten years ago, non-pasteurised or homogenised, and always used a jug at the table. Now we use a carton or plastic container straight from the shop!

Ubbquittious · 07-12-2017 11:05am

Milk jugs have gone the way of the RTE guide, bungalow bliss and proper HiFi equipment

DaeryssaOne · 07-12-2017 12:43pm

Always use a milk-jug if we have visitors, a carton just looks odd plonked in the middle of a tray of cups, biccies and a teapot.
Wouldn't be bothered my hat when I'm just making tea without a teapot for myself though.

kylith · 07-12-2017 12:55pm

Tried having a jug for visitors, but all my family use about a half gallon of milk per cup so it's pointless.

07-12-2017 12:59pm

I have jugs, butter dishes, pastry forks, teapots and sugar bowls and lovely cutlery. I'm very particular.

I use them all though, because I have notions. Lots and lots of notions. Mrs Bucket is my role model.

Tabnabs · 07-12-2017 1:04pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgCl90IyRc8

NIMAN · 07-12-2017 1:05pm

This thread wins the award for the biggest let down once you started reading it.

Mountainsandh · 07-12-2017 2:51pm

In my house the point of using jugs is that you don't expose the 2 litre bottle of milk to room temperature for too long. The jugs are smallish, so you don't waste.

topper75 · 07-12-2017 4:11pm

Big jugs seem to be something trapped back in the realm of the 70s B&B sadly.

As are those racks for soldiers. I do love to see a nice rack.

exaisle · 07-12-2017 4:18pm

Mountainsandh wrote: »

In my house the point of using jugs is that you don't expose the 2 litre bottle of milk to room temperature for too long. The jugs are smallish, so you don't waste.

It's not a 2 litre bottle....it's a plastic jug....

biko · 07-12-2017 6:02pm

Herself has one of those milk jugs for when people come visiting.

Me, I drink milk out of the carton (when she's not looking).

Esel · 07-12-2017 6:29pm

To a climber, big jugs are something else altogether!

Hal1 · 07-12-2017 7:16pm

biko wrote: »

Herself has one of those milk jugs for when people come visiting.

Me, I drink milk out of the carton (when she's not looking).

So the visitors all suckle on the milk jug :eek:.

Mountainsandh · 07-12-2017 8:52pm

exaisle wrote: »

It's not a 2 litre bottle....it's a plastic jug....

I don't understand what you're trying to say...

I'm talking about this https://i.pinimg.com/236x/16/78/0d/16780d89e0a12a00e430a007f11a838d--milk-jug-blue-and-white.jpg

You have guests, you know you're going to be sitting there with them a while, you fill your small jug from the 2 litre plastic container, and Bob's your uncle.

The big 2 litre thing stays nice and cool in the fridge, and you've just enough milk out for your guests.

whoopsadoodles · 07-12-2017 11:14pm

I've loads of pretty milk jugs, an array of sugar bowls, colourful cake plates, gorgeous teapots and I always have lots of different fancily designed napkins.

I agree with Seamus. Not one for keeping things up for good use. Sure you could be dead tomorrow and then what a waste that would be.

Hannibal_Smith · 07-12-2017 11:21pm

I am terrible for keeping good things for visitors. I absolutely love when people come over and we take the posh stuff out. I love seeing it all laid out because its so pretty. I would absolutely hate it if it got damaged through every day use. I think people used to keep stuff up for good occasions that would never happen. But we have people over all the time and I absolutely love going all out with me jugs and accessories

:P

Capt'n Midnight · 08-12-2017 12:03am

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I agree with Seamus. Not one for keeping things up for good use. Sure you could be dead tomorrow and then what a waste that would be.

but

but

but a funeral is the perfect time to bring out the good delph and let people into the good room

Big Jugs

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