28/11/2024

Memories of Yesteryears

Heritage SG Memories

Once Upon A Time - Susu Chap Junjung

Grew up before the days when powdered and fresh milk were readily available in Old Malaya ... so 'susu pekat', i.e. condensed milk in tins (metal cans plated with tin, that came from the Kinta Valley 😉) were the only source of milk to most people ... and the "Milkmaid Brand" from Nestle dominated the market, then ... with a picture of the Milkmaid with a pail of milk in one hand and the other balanced on her head ... it's also 'sweetened' aka lot of sugar ... that caused a lot of problems to a lot of people, later in life ... especially when one enjoys spreading the condensed milk on bread and sprinkling Milo powder on it ... guilty of it and was warned by the Doctors to stop or suffer being a diabetic ... so now Atuk is resigned to having Tehsi Kosong (no sugar but just evaporated milk) while chatting away with friends at the Warong

Found some old pictures of Milkmaids which showed them carrying their pails of milk, balanced on a stick ... not unlike our Kayu Kandar ... and they are called 'yokes' ... wonder if they'll be new Nasi Kandar shops mushrooming with signboards, "Rice Yoke" ... just a joke, lahhh.