Milk, Milk, Udderly Magical Milk

Sharing one of our Kenya mornings with you from our apt. at Tenwek hospital, Bomet, Kenya.

MOOOOOO  juice....... a vital part of daily Chai/tea in Kenya.  Milk is mixed about 1/2 and 1/2 with strong local tea  and about 3 TBS sugar/cup........It isconsumed by all as "breakfast" and again at 10:30 am.  Life screeches to a halt for all to partake.  Owning a cow (or many) is vital to a family's health and wealth.

EVERY  day we saw a "parade" of folks walking to the hospital
past our apt at about 7:30am......carrying old plastic jugs.  After
following behind the jug carriers I learned that they sell to the
hospital daily as the suppliers of the hospital's milk for patients
and staff.  About 35 "vendors/ local farmers bring in their gallon jugs
each day .

The milk gets "sold" thru a window at hospital cafeteria,and
the vendors are paid once/month for their milk.

Next we have Kenyya's version of pasteurization--- all milk is heated to
boiling for some minutes, then set in pans to cool in the window until needed
later in the day.  The hospital kitchen has no refrigeration, thus the daily Milk Runs.