South Carolina State Beverage

Milk was recognized as the official state beverage of South Carolina in 1984. Milk has been called a nearly perfect food - a source of protein, calcium, and several other important nutrients. Milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt - public domain photo from USDA: Facts about Dairy Products: Kids Corner Each dairy cow produces about 6.5 gallons of milk per day. Less than half of this milk is consumed as a beverage - the rest is used for butter, cheese, ice cream, milk powder and other processed products. Holstein calf photo by Ian Hayhurst on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution \| share alike

Source:	The State Beverage: South Carolina Legislature
Links:	American Food and Agricultural Symbols American Food Holidays


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