On January 11, 1878 milk was reportedly
delivered in bottles for the very first time. Prior to this, milk was
brought door to door in large metal cans and they'd ladle you out a
portion, which means long before the phrase, 'Dear, could you pick up
some milk on your way home?' came the delightful, 'Honey, the big can of
milk is here. How much ya want?' Yeah, the packaging may have changed
over the years (ugh - now we have the paper carton with that
infuriating, impossible to open spout), but the awesomeness of milk is
everlasting.