Comments | thedelographer: Raw Butter

thedelographer

Raw Butter

Jan 06, 2009 23:34

Since I've switched over happily to their raw milk from grass-fed cows (raw meaning not pasteurized and not homogenized), I decided to pick up and try some Organic Pastures Raw Butter today. I haven't used butter at home in ages. I haven't done much baking, I don't put it on toast on those rare occasions when I eat toast, and I've been opting for ( Read more... )

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radanax January 7 2009, 08:14:15 UTC

how would you describe the taste of raw milk?

thedelographer January 8 2009, 00:56:41 UTC

This is tough. I'm not very good at describing tastes. Also, the taste varies a little bit from time to time, maybe depending on the weather for all I know. The best I can come up with is there's a faint grassy taste and it seems creamier than other whole milk I've tried.

cwoxviii January 7 2009, 19:20:21 UTC

How would you describe the price of raw milk?

thedelographer January 7 2009, 19:28:44 UTC

Ridiculous. If you buy it direct from Organic Pastures, it's $5 per half gallon (I presume this is what Whole Foods pays). Whole Foods then charges $10 for a half gallon.

I go through about a half gallon a week.

cwoxviii January 7 2009, 19:30:49 UTC

Ouch.

I go through more than a gallon a week, so that's pretty prohibitive.

thedelographer January 8 2009, 01:02:12 UTC

It's also harder to acquire in other states. California is the only state in which raw milk may be sold in stores. In other states, I think you typically have to own the cow if you want its raw milk. So you end up with people buying shares in small family farms.

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thedelographer January 8 2009, 00:53:03 UTC

At least the raw butter was $7 and should last me a few months.

I read a few things that made a convincing case that raw milk is healthier. http://www.realmilk.com/ is a place to start. I gave it a try and came to like it. I don't know if it's a coincidence or psychosomatic or what, but I think I feel a little better since making the switch.

Also, pasteurization has run wild. It has its uses, but healthy people who can tolerate a little bacteria should have the option of eating things raw. I enjoy giving my financial support to anyone who is helping to combat the government's trend of mandating pasteurization. (Do you know that unpasteurized almonds grown in California cannot be sold in stores? So when you see something labeled raw almonds in the stores, it means pasteurized but not roasted. I think many states have similar laws.)