I can my own milk. The children won't drink it unless they add a bunch of chocolate, but they will eat it in cereal. Mainly we bake with it, and it makes the best gravy. It is very similar to evaporated milk.

I have never tried keeping it longer than a year or so, and it is stored in a dark cellar, but for a few months I don't see why it wouldn't work on a shelf in the pantry.