Posted by Texasmark1 on March 04, 2012 at 01:11:42 from (67.142.175.24):
In Reply to: Ot: raw milk posted by JayinNY on March 03, 2012 at 19:39:43:
30 years ago moved from town to the country. Neighbor had a Holstein cow/Whiteface bull (jumped a dariryman's fence) that had just calved but lost it. Called me and told me I could borrow it for as long as I wanted.
I was poor, trying to get settled out here, raising 4 kids. You bet. After a couple of days she was named "Buttercup" and by the end of the week I had asked the guy how much he wanted. Said $800 which was very high considering she was unusable as a milker as she was cross bred and her spiggots were half as long as normal ones that you hook the milker to.
I did the milking to ensure that the job was done right. Didn't want anyone getting sick and I could depend on myself to get the job done. Milked her 6 AM and PM for several years.
With only 2" spiggots, you couldn't milk her in the normal manner. 2 fingers, actually thumb and index finger. I still have a very pronounced muscle pop up when I mash my thumb up against my hand and that was 30 years ago.
The milk went from the milking bucket through a strainer into capped alum cans for refrigeration.
She gave the best milk you ever put in your mouth. No brag, just fact. Put a container of raw milk in the frig in the evening, and the next morning you will have "Half and Half". Her butterfat content was most unusual and I assume that the steer made the difference being a beef rather than dairy breed.
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