Homestead mailing list

["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Ah, you do know the rules around here, right?  And your cheese recipes would 
be where?????

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>


> Hey all,
>
> I sold most of my Boer goats at the market in town a couple of weeks
> ago. Kept two girls that are promising and 3 wethers that are for the
> freezer. I also kept 3 milkers, 2 Nubian x Alpine nannies and a red
> goat that give lots of milk and has few manners.
>
> I've been milking for two weeks now. It ties me down to 6 and 6, but
> also is a great way to bond with the animals and profit from them at
> the same time. One nanny licks me like her kid after I milk her.
> Sweet.
>
> I'm saving 2 gallons of milk a day, after what we, dogs and cats
> drink. This year, I've figured out the chemistry of mozzarella cheese
> and am making feta and some other cheeses. I still have a little feta
> from last fall, it's good.
>
> I've decided to go milk goats. I have a really good Nubian buck coming
> in soon and will add a couple of nannies next spring. I'm also adding
> a couple of piglets to take care of all this whey.
>
> When I was thinking of homesteading, I always thought a cow was the
> way to go, and still would like to have a jersey cow around here. But,
> I have to say, goats have proven me wrong. The milk is great tasting,
> and arguably healthier. They are easy keepers and easy milkers.
>
> This week, I am going to experiment in provolone cheese for aging. A
> lot of people are surprised that I make hard cheese from goat milk. l
> hate that  sour, soft goat cheese that they sell in the grocery. I've
> found that I can make just about any cheese from goat milk.
>
> I think that a good milking nanny goat or two or three are a good
> addition to any homestead!
>
> Rob - Va
> _______________________________________________
> Homestead list and subscription:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/homestead
> Change your homestead list member options:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/homestead/lurine%40softcom.net
> View the archives at:
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/homestead