It’s 1 a.m. and to be honest you’re really hungry, so naturally you hear the fridge beckoning you from across the kitchen. Your first thought, wow would I really like a big glass of milk right now. But there’s one problem; do you even Got Milk?

These days Scituate seems to be running low on this calcium enriched drink. This seaside town is missing one thing; and that is a milkman. The infamous glass bottles seem to be few and far between these days, but is it like this for a reason?

Milk deliveries gained popularity in the 1950s starting in Europe with horse drawn carriages according to Wikipedia. The process that occurs is actually quite simple. A milkman takes all of the milk from the farm and transports it to the corresponding households. Some families have milk boxes, where the milk is delivered and kept under lock and key to keep cold while the families are at work.

The milkman identity and popularity grew increasingly larger with the creation of the “Morning Deliveries” by Stephen King. These stories chronicle a milkman who murders people by leaving toxic things in their milk cartons. So it seems that the milkman is much more than a job, but more like an identity.

As far as Scituate is concerned, a milkman may be more popular than you thought. Many of Scituate residents get their milk delivered from Hornstra Farms. They do home deliveries to nearly fourteen neighboring towns. Hornstra Farms does a process pasteurization, which means that they use heat to kill the bacteria. They even go as far as to use glass bottles, to ensure customer satisfaction. But, contrary to popular belief some people aren’t the biggest fans of milk deliveries. Junior Juliet O’malley said “I think that it’s kind of old fashioned to get your milk delivered, I feel like most people can go to the store and get their milk. I think if they did come back with it I think a lot of people wouldn’t do it because it’s very dated.” Similarly Brianna DeBarros said “I used to have a milkman when I was younger and it was from Hornstra Farms. It lasted six months. It was good milk, but I can easily go to the store and get milk myself so it wasn’t necessary.” It looks like Scituate is not a fan of the milkman, but could it still make a new debut?

If you had your choice would you pick the milkman?