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In article <36314u$ens@cville-srv.wam.umd.edu>,
Frank Young <tipcat@wam.umd.edu> wrote:
>>>>My wife shops once a week, on Wednesday, at Shoppers Food Warehouse in 
>>>>the Burke, Va store.  She buys a weeks worth of groceries, which 
>>>>includes 2 gallons of 1% milk.  More times then we would like to count, 
>>>>the second gallon turns before the next Wednesday.  When it turns the 

 [and several people agree, and then]

>Most of the 
>newer "energy-saver" refrigerators do elevate the temperature somewhat, 
>compared to comparable settings on the older models. I had the same 
>problem with dairy products going bad long before the "sell by" date. One 
>I followed sound advice and turned down the temperature of the box, the 
>problem went away. Just remember that the "coldest" setting on the newer 
>models [c. 36oF] is about the same as the 3/4 to coldest setting on the 
>older models. I now have mine set to "coldest" and the problem has 
>disappeared, even with quite sensitive products, like half-and-half.

This solution is anecdotal, but as far as we can tell, it's worked for us.
The Lactose-free milk (Lact-Aid, and some other brands) seems to keep
longer in the fridge across various conditions, I know not why.  You may
want to experiment with buying one gallon of regular and a half-gallon of
Lactaid.  It's more expensive, but if it keeps fresh, it may be worth it.


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