That glass of milk

by Lakmal Welabada

"Ooops".. was the first word that came out of me early in the morning today. The milk which was boiling on the stove was about to spill over, and with great difficulty I managed to save both the milk and then the stove from the mess that would have given me a lot of trouble.

"Watch out and switch off the stove when the milk starts to bubble. It's all basic cooking," said my mother-in-law once. However, it was great to see my family gulping down the saved fresh milk amidst the busy schedule in the morning.

Some says fresh dairy milk can become an allergy especially for those who are suffering with catarrh. "Boil the milk with a piece of raw ginger as it would diminish the effect of the allergens in it," said my friend once.

Consuming fresh dairy milk seems to be becoming popular along with several massive developing projects launched by the Government to remodel it. Nearly 15,000 cows from the world's best dairy farms are expected to bring down within the next few years.

People in ancient Sri Lanka were said to be strong and healthy and were called giants. And the work that they had done such as building huge palaces, pagodas and tanks out of granite stones have become marvels. The people of these era lead long and healthy lives.

Living with nature while eating natural food were their only secrets. The fact is that they did all this without consuming 'vitamins' and other powdered and semi solid dairy products produced to the world by the so called multi-national companies as it has been happening today.

Fresh milk gives a lot of nutrients including Calcium and energy. A glass of properly boiled milk would be a good remedy to many food deficiencies in our body. Why not try to consume a big glass of milk at least once a week and see the difference.

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