Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 I would think the difference in the cream would be due to the difference in the feed. I have seen the top of the cream get very think and almost dry out a bit when it sits too long. Our cow is grass fed with only a scoop of grain at milking. It could be that your previous source was skimming the heavy cream, and what you were seeing is the light cream. I really like the light cream in my coffee. Mike Pasterik Providence Pastures Farm Farm Fresh Natural Foods www.providencepastures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2004 Report Share Posted November 2, 2004 Hi Angel, If the cream is clumpy I would think that he may have frozen it and then thawed it in order to keep it for the few days in between delivery. My cream is grassfed and is always smooth and lovely, never clumpy. But it does get clumpy after it's been frozen. On Nov 2, 2004, at 1:50 PM, RawDairy wrote: > Message: 16 > Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 12:49:17 -0700 > > Subject: milk in Seattle metro > > I just got my milk last night from my new source. First question: My > milk from my last source was mostly grain fed, and my new source is > mostly grass fed(Can definitely taste the difference!). My question is > regarding the cream. The cream on top of my first source was very > thin, my second source is very thick and clumpy. I was thinking this > could have something to do with age. He delivers the milk only twice a > week, so it could be a few days old when I get it. Still, after my > other source(which was fresh that day), it did not get thicker like > that with age. The interesting part is I remember as a child the raw > milk I got being thicker like this, so I do not really know. Mind you, > the clumps break up easily once I stir it in to the milk, so it isn't > a big deal. I am just really curious, is it what they are fed? > Secondly, the guy is really a neat person, and he seems to have > good farming practices. He still has an excess of about 14 gallons a > week, if there is anyone who is interested. He delivers to Shoreline > on Thursdays, and Kirkland on Mondays, and the price is very > reasonable. If anyone is interested, let me know privately. Also, for > those nearby the Kirkland area, I am offering kefir grains. > Blessings, > -Angel > Kirkland Washington > > lucidangel@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Thank you and ! I am not really sure what the situation is, but I will ask the farmer if he freezes the milk the next time I see him. It is highly possible, as I said, he delivers every three days. I am just do glad to have so much milk in abundance! My prior source supposedly did not take any cream out, and this farmer does. Strangely enough there is about the same amount of cream, but I hear most cows vary. I get an average of 3-4 inches on the top. As much as I get, I wonder how much there really is before he skims it! Blessings, -AngelKirkland Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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