Raw milk

[CivicFan]

Last week I was at the farmers market and noticed a small sign that the dairy farmer had. I usually buy ice cream from them and most of my time is spent on choosing the flavor I/we want. Had never paid attention to the other signs.

The small sign said "Raw milk products for pets available". So I asked what they meant and it turns out that farmers are allowed to sell raw milk and derivatives if it's for pet consumption. I thought any raw milk product was banned in Indiana (and the US generally).

So I bought a gallon of milk for my cat for 9 dollars. Let me tell you one thing - it is by far the best milk I have bought in the US. When I visit home I only drink raw milk (they don't have silly laws like in the US).

I spilled a little the other day and the cat loved it, too. But he drinks anything. His favorite beverage is Guiness - he guzzles it down. Stella Artois is his second choice

 

[Pablo]

Is milk pasteurizing a US law? I thought it was state by state, but that was years ago. I know in Cali, I used to buy raw milk products from Alta Dena dairy. There is really little risk in fermented products like kefir, yogurt, cheese, sour cream, etc. I agree heat pasteurizing kills flavor.

That's funny - "for your cat" and he gets beer instead!

 

[sprintman]

Pasteurised and non pasteurized here

 

[tom slick]

$9 a gallon????

 

[Cogito]

Cheeses can be made from raw milk if they are aged at least 60 days at a temperature of atleast 35 degrees:

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qa-ind4k.html

 

[XPR]

You are not allowed to sell raw milk in the US for human consumption. Its a dumb law.

 

[moribundman]

Of course you can buy raw milk:
http://rawusa.org/standards.html

Would I? No. Do I eat cheese made from raw milk? Yes.

 

[Shannow]

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produced and bottled according to nature's wisdom.

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I laughed when I saw that...like the "naturally smoked" tuna a guy at work gets.

Raw milk is illegal down here, but you can get raw goat milk :blech:

I've had milk warm, and straight from the cow it was very very nice (and that says a lot, because I don't touch the stuff normally)

 

[CivicFan]

I guess the non-naturally smoked is when they charge the smoke particles negative and the to-be-smoked meat positive and then pass the smoke around the meat.

 

[simple_gifts]

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and straight from the cow

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frightening visual image.....

 

[moribundman]

Non-homogenized milk is vile.

 

[sprintman]

We only drink A2 milk, do you have it in NA?

http://www.a2australia.com.au/portal/

 

[Cogito]

So, A2 milk is just milk, right? What's the diff between the jugs with the blue logo labels, versus the red ones?

 

[sprintman]

Red is light version. A2 as it has none of the bad A1 protein you get in ordinary milk

 

[moribundman]

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We only drink A2 milk, do you have it in NA?

http://www.a2australia.com.au/portal/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_milk

A2 milk is not available in NA.

We have fortified milk, lactose-free milk, milk from cows raised without added hormones and antibiotics and organic milk.

 

[sprintman]

So same here bar the A2 milk. I drink little milk these days mainly just added to tea (chai)

 

[moribundman]

I don't care much for drinking milk. To me it tastes sort of like wet hay smells. I do however love hot cocoa (I use Dutch-processed cocoa powder and rum) and of course I'm a cheese and yogurt fanatic. I do put milk sometimes in black tea and always in coffee.

 

[Master ACiD]

im not such a cow milk fan, but i love very vanilla silk (tofu milk). its cheaper too.

anyways, therer is one kind of milk ill drink. but its pretty rate.

 

[sprintman]

Cofee to me is Espresso (short black). You'd love a hot cocoa from here.

http://www.kokoblack.com/

 

[moribundman]

I hope none of the beans come out of the pooper of some cat...