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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

I love cheese, too, Ray, and I also will chow down on cream cheese right 
out of the foil..hmmmm perhaps that is why my butt...ump..nevermind.. :)
Storebought goat cheese, to me, has a strange flavor and aftertaste.  I 
don't like it.  Obviously, some people do, however.

Bev

rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
> Store bought.   don't remember the brand, off the top of my head.   Don't 
> know anyone around here who keeps goats to get homemade.   I have just heard 
> many of you talking about it, and walked past some in the supermarket, and 
> impulse shopped.   My wife just looked at me funny, but didn't say anything.  
>  Tasted really good on summer sausage slices.
>  
> Incidentally, I eat cream cheese plain..., and I like it with the other stuff you mentioned.  I just plain like cheese... always have.
>  
> Ray
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: erthnsky AT bellsouth.net
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] My First Goat
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> rayzentz AT aim.com wrote:
> > I had my first goat cheese last week.   Pretty good.   My kids didn't
> >  care for it much, nor my wife.   sigh...  On the bright side, 
> > however, more for me  ;-)
> >
> > Ray
> The flavor of a goat cheese depends on a LOT of things..including
> sanitation and the environment under which it was made.  Fresh cheese is
> delicate and can even pick up odors and scents in the air.
> Most people's 'first' cheese is the kind that is easy to make by adding
> rennet or lemon juice and then hanging it to drain, adding herbs, salt
> etc.  Don't judge goat milk or other cheeses like homemade mozzerella by
> the taste of this one.  It may not have been seasoned to your taste.
> I know very few folks who eat cream cheese straight...usually they add
> some kind of seasoning to it like onion or dill or some other flavoring,
> maybe ranch or something, something salty...cheese needs salt and a good
> cracker that will complement the taste of the cheese.
> So, what kind of cheese did you eat?  Did you make it or did someone
> else or did you buy it? (YUK if you bought it-no wonder the kids didn't
> like it!)
>
> Bev

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