Drinkable Milk Made from Dry Milk

This is Crystal's Drinkable Milk "recipe" that I adapted a little.  I use non-instant dry milk from the LDS Family Storage Center. To find a Storage Center click here and to view an order form click here.

To make a gallon of milk, you need:
Water
1/4 teaspoon vanilla, optional
1 tablespoon sugar, optional
3 cups non-instant dry milk
About 4 cups crushed ice
1 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream (adds milk fat to help it taste more like store bought)


1. Fill a gallon-size pitcher about half full with lukewarm water.

2. Add vanilla, sugar, and dry milk.

3. Mix with a hand mixer (or wire whisk) until well blended.

4. Add 4 to 6 cups crushed ice and fill to the gallon mark with cold water (I usually pour it in with a measuring cup instead of using the tap to help decrease the bubbles.)

5. Stir in heavy cream carefully with a spoon so as not to spill.  It is ready to use almost immediately because the ice helps to cool it down quickly.


Editor's Note 1/4/2014:
At first, we always used the vanilla and sugar, but then we tried it without and liked it just as well (as long as we use the heavy cream) and it was a lot easier to use the milk in recipes that use milk (such as macaroni and cheese).