Here’s a quick history lesson to kick off National Dairy Month. The first U.S. patent for the milk bottle was submitted in 1884. By 1889, glass milk bottles were the standard due to their more sanitary nature. Because refrigeration was not in every household, milk was delivered and distributed daily door to door by a milk man. Straus Family Creamery, located in the small Northern California town of Marshall, continues the tradition of bottling their organic milk in glass bottles. The typical Straus glass milk bottle is returned to the creamery to be washed and sanitized and used again up to five times before being recycled. This effectively cuts down the total waste from dairy farm to dinner table. All Straus Family Creamery milk is non-homogenized, meaning that the cream naturally rises to the top giving the milk a fuller, richer flavor. Stop by Bianchini’s today to find Straus Family Creamery’s organic milk in glass bottles.