This evening when we got home from the barn, we had no room for any more milk. Currently, a Jersey cow and one Nubian dairy goat are being milked. Almost every drop of goat milk is being bottle fed to Mary and Martha, but it still requires that I store the gallon plus of milk she gives me each day. The cow shares her milk with us and her calf, but I still end up with about 2 gallons of milk a day from her. So all that means that my fridge gets filled with milk rather quickly. Tonight, Mr. P and I spent a couple of hours skimming milk and preparing it into other dairy products. Here's the list of what is culturing while we sleep.
- 1 quart cow milk kefir
- 1 quart goat milk kefir
- 1 quart cow buttermilk (for cheesemaking this weekend)
- 1 quart sour cream
- 2 quarts of cream churned into butter and whey
- 1 gallon of cow milk being cultured into chevre (ready to drain tomorrow)
Blessings,
Mrs. P
Comments
Friday, March 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by borderling
That sounds wonderful. I am jealous. We've been looking for a Jersey for over a year and they're just not to be found around here. At least not at an affordable price. I would like goats, too, but need to get a bigger pasture set up too. We go through so much butter, cheese, milk, ice cream, sour cream, yogurt, etc. I know the cow would more than pay for herself.
Rhonda
Friday, March 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by southernbelle
Wow, that's amazing to have all that going on. Yum!