On Sat, 29 Aug 2020 23:19:24 +0100, GB
wrote:

On 29/08/2020 15:20, RJH wrote:
Well, oat milk.

Using 10:1 water/porridge oats by weight, which works out 3:1 by volume with
he oats I used (Flanagans), 20 seconds in a liquidiser, through a tea strainer
twice - produces decent oat milk, very similar to shop bought. Slightly
sweeter, but not as sweet as cow's milk, and doesn't separate in tea or
coffee.

There's still some sediment, and it doesn't auto-homogenise, so needs shaking
before use. Straining through a tea towel or similar might help, and some shop
bought types have certain additives like oil and flavourings (I think) that I
might try - but so far, so good.

Would a coffee filter work better than a sieve? The sort with a cone
and a conical filter paper - we use Melitta.

Worth a thought when I try later. ;-)

Talking of coffee ... g ... daughter went into a local cafe earlier
(takeaway) and asked for Soy milk coffee (again ... they got some in
for her previously). The server mentioned how many other people were
also asking for (and now able to get, thanks to our daughter) soy milk
(for whatever reason) etc. ;-)

When passing an ice cream van whilst out dog walking the other day we
asked if they stocked any vegan ice-creams and he said he was sorry,
they didn't. We then spoke of them doing a couple of Vegan Magnums and
he said he'd have a look at the wholesalers over the weekend. We
happened to have the dog the next Monday and as we happened passed the
ice cream van we (semi jokingly) asked for a couple of 'vegan ice
creams please' and he put a couple out on the counter. ;-)

Feeling obliged to buy them after asking for them, we had the vegan
offerings on the next couple of visits and on the third time it was
much hotter we fancied a plain water lolly and mentioned that when
buying them. 'You can have what you want' said the guy and 'I'm
selling plenty of the vegan ones in any case'. ;-)

Now I wonder if in the cases above people are still buying the cows
milk alternatives, or not buying anything at all so these were *extra*
sales?

Cheers, T i m