Re: Freezing milk (was goats milk)

[Guest guest]

--- PWC24@... wrote:

> I was

> told that the

> cream wouldn't freeze well, so I should skim it off,

> before freezing

> the cow milk.

Wouldn't freeze well in what sense? I freeze whole

milk in ice cube trays and it works fine. You can

store it in zipper bags and use the cubes as you need

them, either thawed, or put in the blender frozen for

smoothies. I don't think I've ever tried thawing it

out and serving it just straight up, but I don't think

it would be a problem except for maybe not tasting

quite as fresh. (I freeze stock the same way.) I've

never tried to make butter from cream that's been

frozen and thawed, but I don't see why it wouldn't

work. Has anyone done this?

Aubin

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[Guest guest]

Freezing does not seem to alter the taste, but the goats milk does

seem to start separating after it's frozen. But the fat stays mixed

in with the milk more than with cow's milk, so I'm not sure how cow's

milk would freeze.

And I'll agree with that whatever the goats eat affects the

flavor of the milk. My last batch had a twang to it because of that!

Becky

> Hi Becky and others,

> Does freezing the milk alter the taste, or do anything to the fat?

> I was wondering because until I can get raw cow milk locally, I've

> decided to make a day trip and get some cow milk. It's long enough

> that I won't be able to do this very often. I was told that the

> cream wouldn't freeze well, so I should skim it off, before

freezing

> the cow milk. I could make butter and piima cream, but we'd have

> lowfat milk in the freezer then.

>

> So, has anyone had success freezing raw whole cow milk?

>

> Laurie