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Dairies
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 2:24 a.m.
Now that Mountain Dairy is the only local farm to deliver milk, what were some of the dairies in the Willimantic area and what did they deliver besides milk and cream?
Posted By: nhk
Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 11:39 a.m.
In Response To: Dairies (William Brainard)
We only used Mountain Dairy. Didn't they also deliver orange juice, cottage cheese and maybe eggs? Hey, it's been 40+ years.
Posted By: Ernie <egesner@aol.com>
Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 1:08 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Dairies (nhk)
The other dairies that I remember were Butlers, Cramers and Rosebrooks dairies. The Rosebrooks Dairy was on South St and I lived and worked at their farm while attending Windham High from 50 to 52. I believe that they were the only dairy in CT that was allowed to sell raw milk, and they sent some milk to Cramers too be pasteurized. The Rosebrooks were some of the nicest folks that I have ever met and treated me as a family member.
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 8:33 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Dairies (Ernie)
Hehee, Ernie! Rosebrrooks Farm must have been on South Street in Willimantic. My grandmother, Ruth Welles, operated Melody Farms Dairy here on South Street in Coventry from 1953 till her death in 1955. The estate sold her milk route to Butler Dairy. She had just taken delivery on a brand new milk van from Capitol Garage and some punk kids burned the utility barn the day of her funeral burning the truck and all the haying/forage equipment. It ought to be in the files of the "Chronicle" for the second week of Jan. 1955.
Posted By: Ernie <egesner@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2003, at 12:01 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Dairies (William Brainard)
William, yes it was in Willimantic and on one of my trips back there I drove by the old farm and it was covered with 2 story homes. I guess that's progress.
Posted By: William Brainard <wbrainard@juno.com>
Date: Tuesday, 4 February 2003, at 8:27 p.m.
In Response To: Re: Dairies (nhk)
They still do and at the holidays they have eggnog. I think one can also get Cabot butter from them.
Posted By: Mel B. <dkielbas@aol.com>
Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2003, at 7:21 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Dairies (William Brainard)
On Jackson St their was Murphys Dairy behind the College Shoppe