No! This is not a story about one of my favorite consignment shops along Florida's Route A1A. Instead, it is a story about dairy proteins and milk sugars, i.e., whey proteins and lactose. Most folks in the dairy business can recite that history in their sleep, so I won't spend much time there; but the fun part is what's happening right now.
First, a quick glance over the shoulder. Straight from the cheese vat, whey is what's left over; it is mostly water. It contains, however, enough protein, lactose and other solids to make it a problem when dumped in the creek or fed into the local sewage treatment plant. Hence, whey was viewed as trash.