Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Blue Milk

My family used to always make fun of the part in Star Wars when Luke sits down in Aunt Beru's "futuristic" kitchen and pours himself a glass of blue milk-like fluid.

It's like, "What the HELL is he drinking!?!?"

Did you know there is a whole explanation about this? Check it out!

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_milk

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Blue milk was a blue-colored liquid produced by a female bantha’s mammary glands. It could be found on most planets across the galaxy. The milk was notoriously very rich and refreshing, its non-opaque coloring suggesting that it was also sweet. The milk was also used to make a variety of yogurt and ice cream.

Inhabitants of planets with very low water supplies relied heavily on blue milk, to nourish and hydrate themselves.

Its ubiquity inspired the military phrase "blue milk run."
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I Heart Star Wars.
2 Comments
igna83
1) Well, Betsy, I read your blog simply because of the title, which of course meant nothing to me since I have not seen Star Wars in its entirety. I know, I know...bad, bad, bad. Oh, and I'm not a fan either. However, I was amused by the 2006 Grammy performance by Gnarls Barkley and his "crew" in their Star Wars garb.

Ha Ba Na Da!
Angi   Wednesday, March 12, 2008
girlcarew
2) I read also just because of the title. We tried both blue and green milk in college. Not from a bantha, just food coloring. It was a housemate's experiment. And I can testify that it is challenging to drink blue or green milk. BTW, of course there's a story behind the Star Wars blue milk; there seems to be a story behind just about everything associated with a George Lucas film.
girlcarew   Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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