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I don't think people are saying it's a folly, but that it does taste better and have better nutrition, if you can get it at it's absolutely freshest. Pasteuriz

by novok 5y ago

I don't think people are saying it's a folly, but that it does taste better and have better nutrition, if you can get it at it's absolutely freshest. Pasteurization is for when you cannot, which is the case for most. Also pasteurization was invented in the mid 1800s, while mass market electric refrigeration was invented in in the early 1900s. Before that it was a bunch of awkward ice boxes, and not used much.

tsimionescu 5y ago
> Pasteurization is for when you cannot, which is the case for most. Fresh milk from a dirty udder, or from an infected cow, or sitting in a bucket that has traces of yesterday's milk, is not safe to drink. Pasteurization (or boiling or fermentation and other preservation methods before that) are all ways to make pretty sure that the milk is safe to drink, regardless of freshness.