I am one of those odd people who love to drink milk, so are my kids.  We go through an average of 6 gallons a week.  No, that was not a typo.  I did say 6 gallons a week. My kids will only drink milk or water.  No juice or kool-aid.  Which just thrills our dentist and doctor to no ends. 

Milk has gone up to over $4 a gallon.  Our monthly bill would run about $96 a month.  My father swears it would be cheaper to buy a cow.  I think he could be right.  Anyway, I had to come up with a way to save money. 

You all are no doubt thinking about the instant dry milk.  The problem?  It tastes....well.....yucky.  We tried getting use to it, but it was a no go with me.  My mother actually shared this with me.   First, take two old milk jugs and rinse them out with water.    I will take one gallon of WHOLE milk (which is sometimes a little cheaper at my local grocery store) and divide it in half.  Then I will make up 3 quarts of the dry milk in the other jug and then divide it equally between the jugs of whole milk.  This will give you about two gallons of 2% milk.  You can not tell the difference in cereal, cooking, or ovaltine.  I do keep a gallon of store bought 2% in the fridge for gulping once in a while.  The taste is a little different when you are drinking it straight, but not by much.

I can get a 4lb box that makes 20 quarts at wal-mart for $13.  It has cut our bill in half and we still have a good taste to it. 

A word of caution: Be sure to watch the expiration dates.  I do not know if this affects the spoilage at all because a gallon of milk only last two days in our household.  Regardless, I write the date I make the milk on the jug in marker.