Watering down milk.....

ceridwen

thriftlady wrote: »

Kadeeae, you lucky thing. I'd love to be able to buy unpastuerised milk. There isn't a supplier near me though. I wish they were allowed to deliver.

...and I'm envious too:(

ceridwen

anguk wrote: »

Not what you're looking for but I did come across this farm in Worcester who sell unpasteurised goats milk:
http://www.margoats.co.uk/

Or how about this farm, not local but apparently they deliver unpasteurised milk nationally:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8520339.stm

Doesnt take me long to find out something if I want to:D

That second link is for Longley's Farm, near Hailsham, Sussex

their website address is:
www.hookandson.co.uk

and they deliver that milk nationally on Wednesday's via Citylink Couriers:D

I havent yet worked out the maths as to how the price compares to my normal milk - I'm currently sitting working out how I might manage to take delivery on a workday:cool:

I'll think further on that.

Thanks for that link:D

(and dear farmer - if you start getting inundated with phonecalls - nope...I didnt mention where I live to you........).

...ceridwen sneaks back into anonymous haze.....

ceridwen

THRIFTLADY

I was just going to send you a PM - to say about this raw milk - and see you are reading the thread anyways....:)

thriftlady_2

Thankyou AngUK and Ceridwen for ferreting out that info:T but I'm afraid my weekly 16 pints is going to cost me £26.90 if I buy from this farm. A bit too much for me. I pay £6 at the moment.

ceridwen

Just done my price comparison - I'm currently paying 43p per pint and this would cost me £1.55 per pint (with buying the largest quantity and putting it in the freezer). Hmmmmmm.......quite a price differential...:eek: - 'tis true.

Hmmm....ponders how much I use per week and I guess its 4-5 pints weekly - ie about £4-£5 extra per week....

Actually - as I dont use much for just me and I've moved onto a lifestage where I have a bit of spare money available (at long last....:)) - then I'd personally not rule it out because of that.

....goes off still thinking of the logistics of how I would manage to take delivery.....:think:

ariarnia

http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/Raw_Milk_FAQ.html - suggests freezing isn't a good idea.

ceridwen

Thanks for that link - from my reading of it: freezing may (or may not) affect the taste, etc of raw milk and wouldnt appear to affect the nutritional value. It's a useful point to bear in mind that - wherever possible - its a good idea to add the milk afterwards when making smoothies for instance just in case (obviously that wouldnt be possible with cooked recipes).

So - I'd say its worth experimenting with it.

I've found that I can normally freeze milk I buy at present okay - but there have been odd exceptions (where it has come out tasting slightly "odd"). So - I think it depends probably on your source of supply as to whether the taste will be the same (same as with supermarket milk) - but it will probably be okay in that respect.

ariarnia

erm...

One study found vitamins B-6 and C levels reduced by freezing, another noted disruption of fat globules (probably the reason taste is altered), hydrolysis of triglycerides and decreased linoleic and linolenic fatty acid levels. There is fairly general agreement that the longer it remains frozen, the greater the loss of bacterial inhibiting ability.

not just the taste.

Kadeeae

We are lucky that the farm is not too far away, funny how many of our days out tend to be over the farms way, lol. Also we have a 'local' food business that delivers all sorts of local products although they do include northern Suffolk in that.

I don't/can't buy the 'real' milk all of the time, and have to make do with the supermarkets organics in between.

Emuchops

been thinking about milk today- bought semi skimmed from Aldi-£1-whole milk is the same price. So I'm thinking, is it better to buy whole and then dilute a bit-obviously SS has fat removed but the volume must be made up by something else-water maybe? So I'm thinking buy whole and dilute a little=more milk for the same amount of money-what do others think?