Memories of milk bottles from Rodewald Dairy, Roselle, IL Since we did not have cows on our Schaumburg farm in the 1940s - 1950s, we had Rodewald milk delivered. The milk was in glass bottles with the little cardboard circle on top. This was covered by a larger paper circle that was crimped over the top of the bottle. The cream always rose to the top, so we would shake the bottle to mix it thoroughly. Sometimes my mother would pour off the top cream for her coffee. The larger top paper came off very easily, but the circle with the tab could be difficult. Most times it was fine, but sometimes it would tear off and you would have to use the tine of a fork to pry the cardboard circle out of the bottle. The other problem was returning the circle to the top of the bottle. If you poured a glass of milk and put the circle back, it would absorb some of the milk that remained in the groove at the top of the bottle. If you did this several times, the tab would be wet and rip off the little cardboard circle. My mother used her f! avorite paring knife to take out the circle, but I was not allowed to use this very sharp knife. On occasion my mother also had cottage cheese and whipping cream delivered. I think they might have carried eggs also, but I am not sure of that. We had our own chickens, so we would not have gotten any eggs. The special treat of whipping cream was only when there was a special dinner for friends. The early milk delivery was at time when the women were stay-at-home wives and mothers. There were not any little metal insulated boxes for the milk when the milk was delivered, because someone was always home. The milkman was on a schedule, and the little white (I think it was white) truck would come rolling down Wise Road at the same time each day that a delivery was scheduled. LaVonne Thies Presley