A few years ago I evaluated what was left of the things I had stored for an emergency. I had hardly used any powdered milk. As a child I can still remember hating the taste of the milk my aunt mixed half and half with fresh and powdered milk. The taste of that combination has given many people room to pause when considering powdered milk, and it has given LDS home storage center milk a misguided reputation. With that said, I made a goal to find ways to use powdered milk. I can report success! I have successfully mixed powdered milk my family will drink by blending it with some cream to add a little milk fat back in, and I love to make yogurt with it. Below is a PDF you can add to your 2019/2020 file of recipes for using powdered milk. Here is also a link to Youtube video that gives more detail to what I have already learned and attest to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lAFTdJdF0
Home Storage Center milk is much improved since the days of my childhood. I like it because it still contains the milk solids *When buying powdered milk make sure that you are not buying a whey milk (like morning moo) unless you don’t intend to do anything but use it on cereal. Many companies have made the whey taste pretty good with things like sugar and vanilla, but you can’t make cheeses, yogurt, or many of the other things I would want to have milk for without it being full milk (Although common powdered milk is skim-milk with fat removed for better storage, that doesn’t mean it is a whey product with the milk solids removed.) The recipes above are for milk that still has the milk solids.
I do still like storing LDS Home Storage Center milk. However, they now sell it in a Mylar pouch instead of a can. If you buy it, be sure to put it in a bucket or other container with a lid. All you need is a visit from one rodent or some insects to chew through the Mylar.