Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
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>>Hello All!
>>
>>It is interesting to see the number of people who write that they "Enjoy a
>>glass of milk" with a meal. Am I alone in that I do not like the taste of
>>milk and I've tried it from farm fresh unpasteurized to store-bought skim
>>milk? If I can eat something sweet with it, milk becomes tolerable but
>>most things savory do not help.
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> Last glass of milk I drank was when I was about 14 and my mother made me
> drink the vile stuff.
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> I like ice cream (especially a good vanilla) cheese, custard, whipped cream,
> and put milk in sauces, I just despise drinking it straight.
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A physician friend of mine postulates that most people who truly despise
milk have at least a mild intolerance - they lack the enzymes to
properly digest the sugars and/or proteins which triggers GI issues
(which may be mild) but their brain still makes the subconscious connection.