{"id":27408,"date":"2015-04-10T05:52:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T12:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=27408"},"modified":"2016-11-17T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:42:35","slug":"creative-prompt-305-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/creative-prompt-305-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Prompt #305: Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>milk and cookies<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">&#8220;This two-step milk revolution may have been a prime factor in allowing bands of farmers and herders from the south to sweep through Europe and displace the hunter-gatherer cultures.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/archaeology-the-milk-revolution-1.13471\" target=\"_blank\">Nature article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>coconut milk<\/p>\n<p>goat&#8217;s milk<\/p>\n<p>mother&#8217;s milk<\/p>\n<p>2008 film: &#8220;<span class=\"st\"><em>Milk<\/em> is a 2008 American biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey <em>Milk<\/em>, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to<\/span> public office.&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_(film)\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Definition: &#8220;<b>Milk<\/b> is a white liquid produced by the <a title=\"Mammary gland\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mammary_gland\">mammary glands<\/a> of <a title=\"Mammal\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mammal\">mammals<\/a>. It is the primary source of <a title=\"Nutrition\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nutrition\">nutrition<\/a> for young mammals before they are able to <a title=\"Digestion\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digestion\">digest<\/a> other types of food. Early-<a title=\"Lactation\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lactation\">lactation<\/a> milk contains <a title=\"Colostrum\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colostrum\">colostrum<\/a>, which carries the mother&#8217;s <a title=\"Antibody\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antibody\">antibodies<\/a> to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases. Milk contains many other nutrients<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> and the carbohydrate <a title=\"Lactose\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lactose\">lactose<\/a>. The majority of the world&#8217;s population is <a title=\"Lactose intolerance\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lactose_intolerance\">lactose intolerant<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>As an <a title=\"Agriculture\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agriculture\">agricultural<\/a> product, milk is <a title=\"Milking\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milking\">extracted from mammals<\/a> during or soon after pregnancy and is used as food for humans. Worldwide, <a title=\"Dairy\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dairy\">dairy<\/a> farms produced about 730 million tonnes of milk in 2011,<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> from 260 million dairy cows.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> India is the world&#8217;s largest producer and consumer of milk, yet neither exports nor imports it. New Zealand, the <a title=\"European Union\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Union\">European Union<\/a>&#8216;s 28 member states, Australia, and the United States are the world&#8217;s largest exporters of milk and milk products. China and Russia are the world&#8217;s largest importers of milk and milk products.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Blasko_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-Blasko-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the world, there are more than six billion consumers of milk and milk products. Over 750 million people live within dairy farming households.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>splash of milk<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">The Dairy Council produces and gathers a wealth of nutrition information from a wide variety of worldwide sources to provide facts relating to <em>milk<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>breast milk<\/p>\n<p>Milk River<\/p>\n<p>whole milk<\/p>\n<p>Milk of Magnesia<\/p>\n<p>skim milk<\/p>\n<p>Harvey Milk<\/p>\n<p>2% milk<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><em>MILK<\/em> Photo Books and Albums<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Milk Bar (San Francisco)<\/p>\n<p>Milk Queen<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Welcome to MooMilk.com, a fun and educational website about cows and <em>milk<\/em> with facts, contests, games and recipes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>App: Out of Milk<\/p>\n<p>milky<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"> Allergy to cow&#8217;s <em>milk<\/em> is the most common food allergy in infants and young children. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Milk: machine learning toolkit for Python<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">Britain&#8217;s &#8216;flashiest playboy&#8217; splashes out \u00a310,000 on a bath that runs pure chocolate <em>milk<\/em> for his girlfriend&#8230; and it costs \u00a31,000 every time<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Muscle Milk<\/p>\n<p>milk and honey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><em>Milk<\/em> studios is a premier, full service photography studio in both New York and Los Angeles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">National <em>Milk<\/em> Producers Federation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">The print journal <em>milk<\/em> created by Larry Sawyer in 1998 became milkmag.org in 1999. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Human Milk Banking Association of North America<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"> <em>Milk<\/em> Boutique located at 8209 West Third Street, Los Angeles<wbr \/>, CA 90048<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><em>Milk<\/em> Music lets you adjust what songs play, based on factors like release date and popularity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\"><em>milk<\/em>-trafficking gang known as the Rawesome Three<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Plant milk: &#8220;<b>Plant milk<\/b> is a general term for any milk-like product that is derived from a plant source. There is no formal or legal definition for plant milk. Plant milks have been consumed for centuries in various cultures, both as regular drinks (such as the Spanish <a title=\"Horchata\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horchata\">horchata<\/a>) and as a substitute for milk, such as by some Christian denominations during <a title=\"Lent\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lent\">Lent<\/a>. The most popular varieties internationally are <a title=\"Soy milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soy_milk\">soy milk<\/a>, <a title=\"Almond milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almond_milk\">almond milk<\/a>, <a title=\"Rice milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rice_milk\">rice milk<\/a> and <a title=\"Coconut milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coconut_milk\">coconut milk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of reasons for consuming plant milk, including health conditions such as <a title=\"Lactose intolerance\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lactose_intolerance\">lactose intolerance<\/a>, <a title=\"Milk allergy\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_allergy\">milk allergy<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"PKU\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PKU\">PKU<\/a>. Religious\/spiritual reasons; <a title=\"Veganism\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veganism\">veganism<\/a> and <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ovo-vegetarianism\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovo-vegetarianism\">ovo-vegetarianism<\/a>;simple taste preference.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a title=\"United States\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\">United States<\/a>, soy milk was long the most popular non-dairy milk, but starting around 2010 almond milk began to see an explosion in popularity, and in 2013 it surpassed soy milk as the most popular variety.<sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plant_milk#cite_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Other popular milks in the US are rice and coconut. In <a title=\"Europe\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe\">Europe<\/a>, soy and <a title=\"Oat\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oat\">oat<\/a> milk are the most popular varieties, sold even in average supermarkets; as opposed to almond milk, which is usually more expensive, and is only found in health food stores.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\">[<i><a title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2012)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup> There is also hazelnut milk and milk from peas and lupin.<sup id=\"cite_ref-Epperly_2-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plant_milk#cite_note-Epperly-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Plant milks are also used in substitutes for other dairy products, such as <a title=\"Ice cream\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ice_cream\">ice cream<\/a> (see <a title=\"Plant cream\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plant_cream\">plant cream<\/a>) and <a title=\"Yogurt\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yogurt\">yogurt<\/a> (for example, <a title=\"Soy yogurt\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soy_yogurt\">soy yogurt<\/a>).&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plant_milk\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and get familiar with your blog or website.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/aqcpp\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr group<\/a>, which you can join to\u00a0 post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.<\/p>\n<p>We are also talking about this on Twitter. Use the hashtag #CPP<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Drinkable_liquids\" class=\"mw-headline\">Drinkable liquids<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Almond milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Almond_milk\">Almond milk<\/a>, a milk-like beverage made from almonds<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Breast milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breast_milk\">Breast milk<\/a>, milk produced by a human mammary gland<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Cow's milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cow%27s_milk\">Cow&#8217;s milk<\/a>, milk produced by cows<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Coconut milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coconut_milk\">Coconut milk<\/a>, a milk-like substance derived from a coconut<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Grain milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grain_milk\">Grain milk<\/a>, any of various milk substitutes made from fermented grain or flour<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Plant milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plant_milk\">Plant milk<\/a>, any of various milk substitutes made from plants<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Rice milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rice_milk\">Rice milk<\/a>, a milk-like beverage made from rice<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Soy milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soy_milk\">Soy milk<\/a>, a milk-like beverage made from soybeans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Arts.2C_entertainment.2C_and_media\" class=\"mw-headline\">Arts, entertainment, and media<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"Fictional_characters\" class=\"mw-headline\">Fictional characters<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Milk (Dragon Ball)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28Dragon_Ball%29\">Milk (<i>Dragon Ball<\/i>)<\/a> or Chi Chi, a character in <i>Dragon Ball<\/i> media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Film\" class=\"mw-headline\">Film<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a title=\"The Times of Harvey Milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Times_of_Harvey_Milk\">The Times of Harvey Milk<\/a><\/i>, a 1984 Academy Award-winning documentary film about Harvey Milk<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Milk (film)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28film%29\"><i>Milk<\/i> (film)<\/a>, a 2008 Academy Award-winning film about Harvey Milk<\/li>\n<li><i>Milk<\/i> (<i>S\u00fct<\/i>), a 2008 feature film by Turkish writer\/director <a title=\"Semih Kaplano?lu\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semih_Kaplano%C4%9Flu\">Semih Kaplano?lu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Music\" class=\"mw-headline\">Music<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Apps\" class=\"mw-headline\">Apps<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Samsung Apps\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samsung_Apps\">Milk Music<\/a>, a music app available in the Samsung Electronics app store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Ensembles\" class=\"mw-headline\">Ensembles<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"M.I.L.K\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M.I.L.K\">M.I.L.K<\/a>, a K-Pop girl group<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Milk (band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28band%29\">Milk (band)<\/a>, an alternative band led by Jeff Tremaine<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Milk (English band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28English_band%29\">Milk (English band)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Milk Inc.\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_Inc.\">Milk Inc.<\/a>, a vocal trance band<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"new\" title=\"Milk (Band Boston) (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Milk_%28Band_Boston%29&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Milk (Band Boston)<\/a>, an American rock band<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span id=\"Songs\" class=\"mw-headline\">Songs<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Milk (Kings of Leon song)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28Kings_of_Leon_song%29\">&#8220;Milk&#8221; (Kings of Leon song)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Milk (song)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28song%29\">&#8220;Milk&#8221; (song)<\/a>, by Garbage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Printed_works\" class=\"mw-headline\">Printed works<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Milk magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_magazine\"><i>Milk<\/i> magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Television\" class=\"mw-headline\">Television<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Milk (How I Met Your Mother)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milk_%28How_I_Met_Your_Mother%29\">&#8220;Milk&#8221; (<i>How I Met Your Mother<\/i>)<\/a>, a 2006 episode of the sitcom <i>How I Met Your Mother<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"People\" class=\"mw-headline\">People<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Milk, a Chinese pop artist and former member of the Taiwanese band <a title=\"Energy (band)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Energy_%28band%29\">Energy (band)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Harvey Milk\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harvey_Milk\">Harvey Milk<\/a> (1930\u20131978), American politician and gay rights activist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Other_uses\" class=\"mw-headline\">Other uses<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Milk Inc., a company founded by <a title=\"Kevin Rose\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Rose\">Kevin Rose<\/a> to work on mobile Web concepts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>milk and cookies &#8220;This two-step milk revolution may have been a prime factor in allowing bands of farmers and herders from the south to sweep through Europe and displace the hunter-gatherer cultures.&#8221; 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