this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2023
229 points (100.0% liked)
196
16377 readers
2122 users here now
Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.
Rule: You must post before you leave.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Or maybe just because they aren't actually milk
I guess words can't be used in different context, especially when the plant-based alternatives are drop-in replacement for animal milks and the term has been used for hundreds of year to describe both plant-based milky substances and animal secretions.
Source: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/478323
Milk of the poppy, milk thistle, milk of magnesia...
it's almost like the word means a white liquid, of which mammalian breast milk is one type.