# Almond milk feels like I'm drinking elf come\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [August 14, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466 "2012-08-14T13:43:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/81 "2012-08-17T14:25:34Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > I’ve been adding soy and almond milk to the cow milk/cream/ **Pet milk** > [@kayaker](#): > > {bolding mine} You’re milking cats and dogs? No – haven’t you been paying attention? – it’s like Almond milk or Soy milk… ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/82 "2012-08-17T14:40:18Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > She also peruses the SDMB on her own, now that she’s old enough. She’ll probably see this thread, and I may have to explain what the hell “elf come” is. Thanks a lot. “It’s what we left out for Santa every Christmas Eve.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/83 "2012-08-17T14:43:19Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Also: [http://www.petmilk.com/](http://www.petmilk.com/) :rolleyes: 🆒 Oh. . .sorry. Evaporated milk, huh? never heard it called by a brand name. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/84 "2012-08-17T14:44:47Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > “It’s what we left out for Santa every Christmas Eve.” “Come,” they told me, pa-rump-a-pum-pum. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/85 "2012-08-17T20:25:26Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Depends on how long since they’ve had a girlfriend. Look, it’s not gay if it’s with an Elf. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/86 "2012-08-18T06:03:03Z")
I was a whole milk drinker as a kid. Tried soy, rice & almond milk, but (strange as it may sound) my go-to substitute for milk is 1 tbs of hazelnut non-dairy creamer mixed with about 6-8 oz of cold water; more water and it’s like 2%. Works for cereal, dunking cookies, etc. I prefer International Delight over Coffee-Mate. Have you tried watering it down a wee bit? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/87 "2012-08-18T12:06:01Z")
I like vanilla almond milk. I don’t drink tall glasses of it, but it’s good with cereal. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/88 "2012-08-19T01:55:11Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > (I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered _come/cum_ as a **noun** meaning “orgasm,” but I’m sure it’s possible.) I don’t believe I’m admitting to this, but I have seen both _come_ and _cum_ used as nouns meaning “[an] orgasm.”\* \*I’ve also seen “fuck” used as a noun meaning “semen” and/or “vaginal secretions,” but surely that’s for another thread. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/89 "2012-08-19T13:27:50Z")
Because it was started by Mika, I expected this thread to be about [Badam milk](http://indianfood.about.com/od/drinkrecipes/r/badammilk.htm). Badam is Hindi for almond, and badam milk refers to almond milkshake. Of course the thread was about a whole bunch of everything else. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/90 "2012-08-19T14:04:56Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Look, it’s not gay if it’s with an Elf. Of course it’s not gay to play with yourself! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466/91 "2012-08-19T14:49:03Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Ok, I’ll try rice milk and coconut milk (I presume it’s healthy, because regular coconut milk is pretty fattening). I’ll try soy. ONCE. I believe that coconut milk is extremely high in saturated fat. It’s ‘‘healthy’’ fat I guess, but as someone with high cholesterol, I don’t want to risk it. Almond milk is the default in this household, because my husband is allergic to dairy. And by itself, it is pretty gross. I really only eat it on cereal and can rarely tell much difference. We keep rice milk for cooking, since it tends to have a sweeter taste that blends well in recipes. I’ve used it in mashed potatoes, for example, and it’s impossible to tell it’s not ‘‘real’’ milk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466.md?page=4)