Remember when homes didn’t have refrigerators in the 1950s and milk was delivered daily? Milk was in glass bottles, not cartons like today.

Home milk delivery began to wane and completely stopped in 1990. Or so we thought.

It was a pleasant surprise to see a milk delivery truck driving down 534 in Albrightsville. An all-white truck with a “Cow Belle” logo.

Cow Belle began delivering milk to the Lehigh Valley and Pocono region” in 2016.

They have a few customers in Albrightsville and parts of Palmerton as they are larger orders and they would consider more deliveries in these areas.

Angie Rondolet and her husband, a former real estate agent, started the business “To bring back the nostalgia and provide the best quality and aggregate so customers don’t have to run around.”

In addition to milk, Cow Belle offers pork, chicken, beef and organic produce from Lancaster, as well as bison and salmon.

Cow Belle has two trucks and Rondolet is planning on having the milkman dress in “old school” white, ivory or gray. She said several “uniforms” used throughout the years and she’s going with traditional bow ties too.

Rondolet regularly visits the small farms that supply the products.

She noted that it is important how the animals are treated and what they eat.

The milk comes from Apple Valley Creamery in East Berlin, a seven- generation dairy farm. It was described as having “acres and acres of land where the cows are happy.”

The milk, priced at $5.09 for a 1/2 gallon milk, is not ultra pasteurized. It is Animal Welfare Certified, which is the highest and strictest guidelines for humane practices and access to pasture.

Rondolet said they have “A loyal minded customer base. Once you try, you’re hooked. Our customers have become friends.”

During the COVID pandemic, they got customers “anything and everything” they could, sometimes working 24 hours a day seven days a week to provide food, eggs and other products.

Meat is freshly delivered every week and the Rondolets work closely with the butcher. Fresh chicken is delivered weekly.

There are approximately 280- 300 deliveries in three days.

Cow Belle makes the Albrightsville delivery weekly as it is a large order, although not their general delivery area. Rondolet said she may consider additional orders in certain areas if it coincides with the existing customer base.

Cow Belle just started carrying artisan soups, potpies and quiches. The plan is to start carrying prepared meals from upstate New York with no preservatives or additives.

To learn more call 570-236-9832 or go to: homemilkdelivery.com