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Milk from a cow?
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LilacLillie
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Can you drink milk straight out of the cow?
Silly question, I Know, but I was thinking about a neighbour who has a cow, who sometimes offers us milk (not here in uk). We have a language barrier, so I don't understand him or he me. But from his hand signals, i'm guessing he says its ok. Anyone know??
LL
Silly question, I Know, but I was thinking about a neighbour who has a cow, who sometimes offers us milk (not here in uk). We have a language barrier, so I don't understand him or he me. But from his hand signals, i'm guessing he says its ok. Anyone know??
LL
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars........................
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Obviously it's not pasteurised....
what does your neighbour do? does he appear to drink it in that way? If so i'd be tempted to give it ago.
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As far as I know we don't have a problem with cows having TB any more in this country? So I guess it's fine. Not sure though.
I'm afraid I did think for a minute that you meant STRAIGHT from her though, as in not put into a container first!
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Sorry. Just saw the not here in UK bit. May all your dots fall silently to the ground.0 -
My Grandma used to say it was the best - straight from the cow. Wasn't it green top if the milkman delivered it? I remember her getting it certainly in the 80's if not into the 90's, before it was banned and all milk had to be pasteurised.
I can't see why there would be a problem, if the cow is healthy. I suppose we haven't got the antibodies our ancestors had to anything the cow may have, but TBH I don't fancy it as I only drink skimmed milk and until I can get a cow to produce that, I'll have to stick to Tesco's
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Hi there
I was brought up on a dairy farm and drank milk straight from the cow (sometimes it was chilled, sometimes it was still warm :eek:) until I left home...so for about the first 20 or so years of my life. As noted by others above, as long as the cow is healthy then you won't have any problem healthwise. However I would point out that cows are not immune to TB - it occurs in wild animals and some farmers suspect that it can be passed on from badgers. However that does not mean that cows actually have it - animals are subject to rigorous testing, animals suspected of having it are quarantined, and infected animals are disposed of (ie slaughtered and do not enter the food chain). Cows may already be infected before it is apparent they are ill, however milk is tested before it gets processed. Any that fails the test is rejected and the source traced. Processed milk is therefore trustworthy. I would still drink milk straight from the cow if I know that the herd is well managed, but this is my personal choice. Despite this I would advise that it is better to be safe than sorry and only consume pasteurised or sterlised milk. Sorry to be a killjoy.
BTW the fresh from the cow variety milk is incredibly creamy. The creaminess also depends on the breed of cow, the creamiest of all being from Jersey cows (the little cute ginger ones).0 -
MMM yummy yummy yummy.
We stay on a dairy farm in Yorkshire for our hols, and the farmer delivers milk, in bottles, with a green top, meaning it's not pastuerised.
it's wonderful, we all love it. I believe food shouldn't be intefered with, and I think that fresh milk is the proof of the pudding.
Though the farmer's wife did tell me that I should boil it for under 2's (or was it 3's?).
Anyhoo, if the cow's healthy, enjoy it.I ave a dodgy H, so sometimes I will sound dead common, on occasion dead stupid and rarely, pig ignorant. Sometimes I may be these things, but I will always blame it on my dodgy H.
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Yep, I don't see a problem with it. My godfather is a dairy farmer and always drinks the fresh milk. I seem to remember that in France, when on hols and a french exchange the only decent milk that I had was straight from the farm - unpasteurised.Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 declared0
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I'm not that overly keen on the taste. My uncle had a farm when we were all kids and we drank it out there all the time. It makes the best icecream though. I was given some fresh cows milk a few years back and I never drank it by itself. I made custards, junkets etc with it but I felt funny about drinking it straight. Call me weird but it didn't look right to me.
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Yeah, I drank milk 'straight from the cow' when I was a kid - often still warm. It is very creamy and I couldn't drink it now as I prefer skimmed, but we all loved it at the time.0
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My neighbour is in his 80's and looks, well...........80 ish! He has one cow and a donkey.
Every morning he passes by, and blows me a kiss, as he is taking the cow to a nearby field, outside my back window. Don't see that in London!
The food there is almost all organic (and tastes great), not by choice, they just can't afford the chemicals yet. That's why I was wondering about the milk. He obviously drinks it.
I only drink soya and hubby has no dairy at all. I would like to try it though, but don't want to end up in hospital or anything. Its a small village, so this guy would probably be the Doctor as well!!!!!!!
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