RE: Butter

[Guest guest]

At 01:31 PM 9/23/04 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi folks,

> I was wondering how long does Raw Milk butter last in the fridge?

>I wouldn't give a second thought to how long grocerystore butter

>lasts... some how I guess I give butter a Get-out-Of-Jail-Free card

>when it comes to spoiling. I was wondering if I could apply that

>theory to raw butter?

> Also... would it be worth while to freeze raw butter?

>Thanks,

>Tricia

I've left mine in the fridge for months, and it's fine. It changes,

though - starts smelling and tasting a little raw-milk-cheesy the longer it

sits (like, three months later hehe). Personally, I think it's a

wonderful thing - I absolutely LOVE cooking with the older stuff.

Freezing is fine, too - I loaded up on spring butter, which is now mostly

in the freezer. There's a little bit of flavor loss with the

previously-frozen stuff, but it's still wonderful wonderful wonderful.

MFJ

Everything connects. The Universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty can

still be found in the most amazing places.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I've had the same experience as with raw butter in my frig. I posted a while ago about how I had found a container of old raw butter that was 3/4 eaten and somehow got lost way back in a dark corner for months. I opened it up and it smelled like blue cheese. I love blue cheese. I hesitantly tasted it, and it was delicious. I've considered making lots of butter and storing it in the fridge to age for months just to have that incredible taste. I do want to make it totally clear that there was no visible mold on or in the butter at all. It was in the flavor only. AND, it was raw butter that I had not rinsed with water, though I suspect that would happen even if it was rinsed.

Back then I was eating sourdough french bread on occasion. That old raw butter was to die for with the bread.

AND I suffered absolutely no ill effects whatsoever from eating it. Quite the contrary. I was elated by the discovery and taste treat.

enjoy, life is full of the most unsuspecting delights and blessings,

~Tonio

>Hi folks,> I was wondering how long does Raw Milk butter last in the fridge? >I wouldn't give a second thought to how long grocerystore butter >lasts... some how I guess I give butter a Get-out-Of-Jail-Free card >when it comes to spoiling. I was wondering if I could apply that >theory to raw butter?> Also... would it be worth while to freeze raw butter? >Thanks,>TriciaI've left mine in the fridge for months, and it's fine. It changes,though - starts smelling and tasting a little raw-milk-cheesy the longer itsits (like, three months later hehe). Personally, I think it's awonderful thing - I absolutely LOVE cooking with the older stuff.Freezing is fine, too - I loaded up on spring butter, which is now mostlyin the freezer. There's a little bit of flavor loss with thepreviously-frozen stuff, but it's still wonderful wonderful wonderful.MFJEverything connects. The Universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty canstill be found in the most amazing places.PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/

[Guest guest]

I can only get my butter frozen and I’ve

been stocking up too since I won’t be able to get it over the

winter. It comes in a cardboard

tub-type container and I put that in a freezer bag and suck out the excess air

before I pop it in the deep freeze for long term storage.

Once in the fridge it never lasts longer

than a week.

-----Original Message-----

From: F. Jewett

At 01:31 PM 9/23/04 -0000, you wrote:

I was

wondering if I could apply that

>theory to raw butter?

> Also... would it be worth while to freeze raw

butter?

>Thanks,

>Tricia

I've left

mine in the fridge for months, and it's fine. It changes,

though -

starts smelling and tasting a little raw-milk-cheesy the longer it

sits (like,

three months later hehe). Personally, I think it's a

wonderful

thing - I absolutely LOVE cooking with the older stuff.

Freezing is

fine, too - I loaded up on spring butter, which is now mostly

in the

freezer. There's a little bit of flavor loss with the

previously-frozen stuff, but it's still

wonderful wonderful wonderful.

[Guest guest]

While we're on this subject, how about leaving it on the table to soften? I know you can do that with commercial butter because of all the preservatives. Can I leave the good stuff out say, a day or so (ok, it probably won't last that long!)

J

Citronelle, AL

where selling raw dairy is illegal* and so is talking about it as better than processed

* unless you call it animal feed

"It's dangerous to be right when the government is wrong" Voltaire

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At 01:31 PM 9/23/04 -0000, you wrote:>Hi folks,> I was wondering how long does Raw Milk butter last in the fridge? >I wouldn't give a second thought to how long grocerystore butter >lasts... some how I guess I give butter a Get-out-Of-Jail-Free card >when it comes to spoiling. I was wondering if I could apply that >theory to raw butter?> Also... would it be worth while to freeze raw butter? >Thanks,>TriciaI've left mine in the fridge for months, and it's fine. It changes,though - starts smelling and tasting a little raw-milk-cheesy the longer itsits (like, three months later hehe). Personally, I think it's awonderful thing - I absolutely LOVE cooking with the older stuff.Freezing is fine, too - I loaded up on spring butter, which is now mostlyin the freezer. There's a little bit of flavor loss with thepreviously-frozen stuff, but it's still wonderful wonderful wonderful.MFJEverything connects. The Universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty canstill be found in the most amazing places.PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/