Milk spout
Whatever happened to the milk spout? 
You know what I’m talking about. You get a milk carton, you tear the flaps open on one side, pull the crease out, and voila! an instant pour spout. I remember how mysterious the milk spout seemed when I first saw it, and how neat I thought it was when I finally mastered the knack of creating it effortlessly upon grabbing my school lunch.
Where did the milk spout disappear to? It seems like most cartons these days have a plastic twist top to keep their contents fresh and tight. Good for consumers, I suppose, but perhaps a trifle wasteful, and not a little new-fangled.
November 29th, 2005 at 6:52 pm
You know, you’re right. Plastic cartons with screw tops. Though I still get the quart size and it comes exactly the way you’re talking about.