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[bryanlarsen]

The use of "milk" for other things far predates almond milk.

cf: milk of magnesium, milk of ambrosia, various plant saps called "milk", etc.

[peoplefromibiza → bryanlarsen]

> milk of ambrosia

in the original story of Amrita there was a sea of real milk involved.

> plant saps called "milk"

like coconut milk or oat milk of course. That doesn't mean it's not juice and that the name stayed for historical reasons. And because they actually look like milk. Almond juice doesn't look like milk, unless processed. That's why I mentioned almond milk in the first place.

[underseacables → bryanlarsen]

milk of is key. Not Coconut Milk. Call it milk of Coconut. Either way it's not milk, just a thickened beverage desperately trying to mimic milk.

[bryanlarsen → underseacables]

It's been called Coconut Milk since at least 1698.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk

[bryanlarsen → underseacables]

"Almond milk" is referenced in the 1390 book "The Forme of Cury"