Types of Milk 101

In dairy lab the other day, we had to try different types of milk, cheese and butter or margarine. We had 11 different types of milk that we had to try. This consisted of 1%, 2%, organic milk, skim milk, 1/2 & 1/2, whipping cream, whole milk and many other kinds of milk. For cheeses we had Swiss, Cheddar, sharp Cheddar and other kinds. For butter and margarine, we just had to tell between the 2. With the milk, we had to try them, tell if it was dairy or not, tell what kind of milk it was and grade it on a scale of 1-10. With the cheese we had to do the same thing. Lets just say that some of the products were not something that you wanted to try. especially the whipping cream :( Some of use came out of that lab not feeling our best. But at least we now know what types of milk and cheese we like best.