Ancestral Kitchen #107 - Easy Dairy Products to Make at Home
It’s almost May, the month which the early medieval Anglo-Saxons called thrymilce, because according to the Venerable St Bede, “in that month cattle were milked three times a day.” We don’t know if you’re milking your cow three times a day, but ‘tis the season for lots of fresh and available milk. What to do with all that milk? - and if you don’t have a cow, what to do if you have access to raw milk and want to make staple value-added dairy products in your home, like cottage cheese, sour cream and yoghurt?
The dairy products in this episode are all delicious, high-value, low failure-risk, and don’t require expensive equipment, multiple gallons of milk or a cheese cave. Almost all the recipes can be made with a low-heat, vat-pasteurized milk, as well as with a raw milk. We’ve linked every recipe we talk about (and more!) in the show notes, and as an extra “thank you” for keeping us on the air we have created a PDF in the downloads section for podcast supporters at the $12 and above levels, with all these links and some additional recipes as well. Take a seat on the milking stool, get a glass of fresh warm milce, and let’s talk home dairy.
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Resources:
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Crowdfarming link mentioned by Alison (you’ll get a 10 euro credit)
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Other Episodes:
53 Raw Milk: Our Ancestral Heritage
68 Naturally Fermented Dairy in the Home with Robyn Jackson
102 The Guide to Getting Out of Supermarkets
13 The Secret Life of Chocolate
60 What Fermented Drinks Can I Make?
Books and Resources:
Top Pick: The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by David Asher
Milk Cow Kitchen by MaryJane Butters
The Home Creamery by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley
WalcoRen, natural rennet supplier in Canada
Available from New England Cheesemaking Co
Recipes:
These all link you to Andrea's Plan to Eat app recipes, which is an app used for managing recipes and planning meals. You can view recipes in Plan to Eat without having a membership! Note that if the recipe belongs to another creator, while you are browsing recipes the Plan to Eat app will re-direct you to that creator’s website for the recipe instructions.
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If you have a Plan to Eat membership, you can scroll Andrea's saved recipes and add them to your own recipe files in the app, and add to your calendar and meal plan.
You can also view her Home Dairy collection in Plan to Eat, to see other simple and regional cheeses they enjoy making at home.
My Favorite Cream Cheese (Farmer’s Cheese that is HALF cream)
Yoghurt - started from prepared yoghurt, not a powdered culture
Extras:
Lacto-Fermented Ranch Dressing
Just for you, Leah! Egg Yolk Smoothie
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