Well, here in "the Frozen Northland," virtually all houses built between the early twenties and the mid-fifties had a two-doored compartment next to the rear entrance, where the "milkman" could leave your milk order... and you could then reach in, retrieve that and place it in the "icebox" (in earlier days, this appliance needed ice...in later days it just plugged into a wall socket...). About nine months out of the year, one didn't have to worry about the milk spoiling (though in a few cases one had to retreive it before it froze solid!). However, the "milkman" (were there ever any "Milkladies?") has long since become history!