I happened to visit our local fish and chip shop last Wednesday evening. While I was hunting for the correct change the co-owner, Karen, commented that the skin on my hands looked particularly dry. She was joined by a member of staff and both ladies looked at me and together pronounced the solution, 'udder cream'!
Now I had to ask, were they making fun of me? They promised they weren't and from behind his fryer Karen's husband chipped in, 'it's the best thing for the job'!
At our local farm supplies shop the next day I related the story from the night before. I didn't have time to complete my first sentence and I was being led across the store. Our neighbours daughter in law, Julie, works in the store and she enthusiastically squeezed a sample into my palm. Strong stuff; the manager shouted across to warn me that I should avoid touching my face! It turned out to be a peppermint scented variety and stayed with me all day. I had to explain myself as I entered my next stop, the decorating shop, to pick up paint. It would work wonders on a blocked nose.
Julie used to work in a modern milking parlour near Gillamoor, about 10 minutes drive from our house. The bactericidal cream, a form of cold cream, is applied to the cows udder and teats to control bovine mastitis, prevent soreness and, ultimately, loss of milk production. Only a few dairy operations remain in our area, but the store still sells udder cream based solely on demand for it as a hand cream.
The former milk maid swears by it, so I've got myself a tub and put aside my Norwegian Formula product. Udder cream, who'd have thought it..?!
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