RE: The Story of Milk: Raw vs Processed
Can't beat milk that's barely been out of the cow for 15 minutes!
I worked on a dairy farm years ago while I was in high school and loved going to the tank and getting a glass of milk.
My family also bought raw milk from a local amish farmer. This was in PA and I know it wasn't illegal, but I believe the farmer had to follow pretty stringent guidelines regarding refrigeration and such, If I remember correctly he used a propane powered fridge. Had to get to the shed the milk was in before dark and payment was on the honors system!
Raw milk separates when it sits so you have to shake it before drinking, unless you want a lot of cream and when the spring grass first comes the milk can taste a little odd after the cows have been eating silage for the winter months. Overall its great stuff!
15 minutes from cow to consumption? Now we're talking! Thank you for sharing these stories!
I've heard that raw milk will spoil quickly if left refrigerated. That's how you can tell it's healthy - by how quickly it spoils! I believe many of the health problems people experience, like lactose intolerance, has to do with all the processing that our milk goes through. If we could get the lactase enzyme naturally occurring in the milk, this wouldn't be a problem.
@ironshield
isn't the lactose intolerance a genetic thing, initially most humans had it, then sometime shortly after agriculture was invented a mutation swept Europe that enabled humans to digest cow milk? Supposed to explain why so many Asians are lactose intolerant.