The Milkman

Growing up in the 60's we had a convenience that has all but disappeared. Our dairy products were delivered right to our house, early in the morning before we got up.  Mom put in a standard order of 2 half gallons of whole milk and depending if she were baking, sour cream or butter. Claude would bring the milk into the entryway and place it in an aluminum box, where it would stay cool until we got up and put it in the refrigerator. Our milk was in returnable glass bottles, that were sealed with a paper cap.  We took delivery 3 times a week. I am not sure when we stopped getting milk delivered, perhaps it ended with Claude's retirement.