Most of the people who have committed “spelt milk” to the IntarWebs have done so intending to write “spilled milk”. Some have, it seems, meant “spelt” as an alternative to “spelled” and intended a pun, the purpose of which currently escapes me. And a few have meant a non-dairy beverage.<\/p>\n
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Google indeed tells me, “Showing results for ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’, which is, of course, not what interested me. The first result<\/a> that did match my criteria was about spelt:<\/p>\n Don’t cry over “Spelt” Milk<\/strong><\/p>\n 9\/6\/2012 But not about spelt milk.<\/p>\n The next several results had the following usage:<\/p>\n I had been hoping<\/em> that “Don’t Cry Over Spelt Milk” would be a marketing phrase for spelt milk, but alas it was not to be. The Google results continued as above and I was disappointed. But as for spelt milk:<\/p>\n Now I want to make Horchata<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Most of the people who have committed “spelt milk” to the IntarWebs have done so intending to write “spilled milk”. Some have, it seems, meant “spelt” as an alternative to “spelled” and intended a pun, the purpose of which currently … Continue reading
\nYou may be asking, \u201cWhat is spelt?\u201d. Native to Iran and southeastern Europe, spelt is one of the world’s most popular grains with a heritage thought to extend back 7,000 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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