Skimming milk (was Raw milk 101)

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Why do you separate it?

MIne comes in glass bottles (I pick it up at the Claravale Dairy in CA) and once it separates I just shake the cream back in and we drink it that way, or make yogurt, etc--all with the cream in.

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From: Theta Sigma

Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 11:40 AM

Subject: Re: Raw milk 101

I got one of those gravy separators/cup. Found at stores such as Bed Bath and Beyond or Kitchen stores. It is a plastic cup with handle but the pouring spout comes from the bottom of the cup. I pour in the milk, cover and place in the fridge. Later after the cream has risen to the top, pour off the milk (from the bottom of the cup) until all the milk is gone and all that is left is the cream. You may end up pouring a small amount of cream out too to make sure that no milk is left behind.-=mark=-At 02:06 PM 8/24/01 -0400, you wrote:

Hi all, I got my first batch of raw milk yesterday and wanted to know if anybody has any tricks to separating the cream from the milk. I skimmed it off but got a little milk in it. I just tried to make butter and it didn't work. Did I get too much milk in it? Thanks, Ann in Memphis