when goat mamas won’t nurse their kids
Posted on July 9, 2009 - Filed Under goats | 4 Comments
Last year we had Fancy as a first freshener (that’s what they call a first time goat mama, you gotta love goat terminology). Fancy was a bottle-fed baby herself, which is why I think she was totally confused about the whole mother thing. What the H-H-HELL are these creatures, she seemed to say, and W-W-WHY [...]
Read More..>>how to milk a goat (2 of 2)
Posted on December 27, 2008 - Filed Under goats, honeymilk farm | 7 Comments
As I was milking this morning, it occurred to me that I had left several things out of my previous milking post. I thought I would put them here. These are the things that become automatic and thus invisible, like trying to give directions to someone after you’ve lived somewhere so long you’ve forgotten all [...]
Read More..>>how to milk a goat (1 of 2)
Posted on December 9, 2008 - Filed Under goats, honeymilk farm | 14 Comments
First off, I’m not documenting how to do that whole squeeze and roll thing you do when you hand milk a goat. There are two reasons.
(1) Fancy kicks! OMG! She gets annoyed, she demands more sunflower seeds, she says quit it already, and she says it all with her hoof. You have no idea how [...]
how to make chevre
Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under food, goats | 4 Comments
Making cheese is always about separating the curd from the whey. –The Cheese Nun
Chevre is a white, creamy cheese made from goat milk. It can be sharp, perfect with herbs on a cracker, or it can be mild, with less salt, like a bright cream cheese, or a dessert cheese. The steps are extremely similar [...]
impress your friends! make your own queso blanco
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under food, goats, honeymilk farm | 3 Comments
Queso blanco is that white, sweet, slightly rubbery cheese you get in real Mexican food. It’s also those white lumps in some Indian dishes, only then it’s called Panir. It’s really, really good when it is fresh. And, it turns out, it is incredibly easy to make. Hey, if Sophie and I can do it, [...]
Read More..>>food is weird
Posted on May 3, 2008 - Filed Under food, goats, honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment
Goat milk, fresh from the teat (at least Fancy’s milk), tastes amazing: sweet, mild, and creamy. There is no hint of ‘goatiness’ as there is in the stuff you get at the store. And if you drink it within minutes of milking it, it’s still warm.
Which is kind of weird. When milk, [...]
