European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1v78 the stars and stripes Page 19 consumer watch Feir modern living Schuet left commissaries now sell milk with extended shelf heres Good news at commissary Dairy coun ters in Belgium and prices will be generally lower this year than last under a contract that went into effect this and a new budget milk with up to three maths1 shelf life has been added to the array of Dairy Reluct on col Carl Dairy product contracting officer the defense subsistence Europe it the new milk contract with european dairies gives he military a better were paying about five cents less a half he part of it is due to better bids received we those Dairy men to really Sharpen their pencils n to a change in delivery schedules that been worked under the new contract july to june w deliveries have been Cut Down to twice a week in i Dot three notes that this wont mean milk that int As u the he explains that the specifications have been changed previously milk had to be delivered not wan 48 hours after it was processed by the wat been reduced to 24 Usa eur commissaries the delivery costs Are out among All the at the Dollart Omark Gage rate for that meant half Gallons of fresh priced at 99 cents at All the army at the air Force grocery under the air each store has to include the Cost of Indi in its result the store which is by the nearby Frankfurt Moha Dairy Only c1 ils customers 92 cents a half but the air at a bom Ujj Potance from any of the dairies that serve the Mill its half Gallons at by the boys milk from seven dairies for commissaries at a rate of j31 million a which must meet All specifications nature until can be stored without re known in Germany As Milch the h is for Ultra halt or Long shelf it will remain fresh for up to three months As Long As the Container is not regular fresh milk has a recommended shelf life i with refrigeration of Only 10 Many american families already have discovered the savings offered by buying this even with the drop i the it has been less expensive to buy in German stores than the fresh milk sold in the commis though some object to the difference in one stripes Reader notes that when it is Well it is an Aca Nolner Reader says he finds no significant differ ence Between it and regular pasteurized milk and after having the commissary whole Renuk go bad in the ref Riger Ator after a few Days time and taste is not a very or a the Price i cheaper and theres no sour milk prob he ugh temperature which is processed a ugh degree of teat that the bacteria has super eur Taxon super was according to Vii to for o Meyer of the arise it provides Conven or having Only re cents a liter quarts in the and that containing to per cent Bulle fat is priced at 42 cents a a liter of chocolate costs 45 cents a Check at a German Chain supermarket when the Dollar was to the Mark found percent Bull real Milch Selling for the equivalent of 39 and the 35 percent for 48 fresh milk on a special Sale was 69 pfennig a or 34 cents 18 cents cheaper than the Price for fresh milk in the a smaller German grocery store was Selling fresh milk for 99 pfennig 49 cents a still a bit below the commissary commissaries Are not stocking the skim Lenl Rahmeti version of which has per cent butterfat con and Sells for 69 pfennig about 34 cents a liter German Dairy products vary greatly in Price store by the larger supermarket chains frequently sell below the commissary they dont have As High transportation costs and frequently they offer milk at a loss to lure customers into the the standards required by the military basically those of the department of agriculture also often Are stiffer than local government regulations and add to the for the military requires a dosed and con trolled system of milk delivery Tram Farmer to this Means that the Dairy Farmer must invest in a 500 gallon holding tank and when a Man has just two or three cows it Doest pay him to buy such a there just Arent the big Dairy farms in Europe that there Are in the at one the Moha Dairy processed its milk for German and american consumption at one because of the special equipment required by the Mili a special Plant was opened just to produce its prod All milk sold in German stores is the conditions for this As Well As requirements in rela Tion to Hygiene Are Laid Down in the Federal milk when it comes to microorganism the regulations can differ from one German state to another As these Are set by the state butterfat standards set by the German Federal government Are a bit higher than those set by the Public health German Law requires percent butterfat for whole milk to for partly skimmed and percent for the requirement is for whole milk and a maximum of for at last butterfat of Only was required in hol and in there was no Standard in eng land butterfat depending on the Richness of the raw in usar Eun commissaries sold Dairy products at the following prices gallon whole 99 cents one quart whole 52 cents quart 47 cents nonfat 4gajlon 87 cents Low fat 92 cents pint heavy Cream 48 cents Light 31 cents pint sour 61 the july prices were figured on an Exchange rate set by Usa eur of to the if the Dollar drops in of milk prices will the  milk carried in the comin Isrie will he in european Dairy youll note that the German Milch will have a fresh Ness Date Hal bar by which indicates the extent of shelf some German Dairy products also list nutritional con for a Carton of sour milk with percent butterfat May also list percent protein Eil percent carbohydrate Kohlun hydrate and the fact that 100 Grams contains Only 65 calories incur 65 Koto in full or whole milk is butter milk is Cream is whipping Cream is sour Cream is Saue Reianne and cottage Selu for 39 in in Wiull ii1um methods of Are located in the it nov 01 commissaries in Britain is contracting office at England that budget milk that been y a milk processed at ultrahigh temper even with the drop in the it has been less  milk in German stores than the German Dairy counters also offer some products not familiar in the besides sour there is a thickened sour milk Sauerer Dick Milch similar to yoghurt with a butter fat Content instead of the sour creams 18 there is also a tasty German obey cheese called quark which is used in Many ways like cottage cheese or sour quark can be snacked or eaten As an inexpensive dip seasoned and mixed with mashed for exam it can also be used As a spread with addition of chives or other or put on baked or used to make cheese or in salad some people eat it As a breakfast spread on bread topped with a layer of Jam or it comes in a full butterfat and also in a skimmed milk variety for the die conscious labelled