Got Milk?

We do!

Since Annabelle's kids left our little farm last Saturday we've started milking her. It's not a lot. We get about 2+ cups at each milking.

We've asked multiple people their opinion about the taste. Some people love it, some hate it, & some say it's an acquired taste. Sounds like we have to find out for ourselves. Linds was the first to try it...zing!! Justin was next...blah!! I was third...didn't care for it. It's a strong, kick in your mouth, sort of intensity. Brian flat out refuses to even try it.

So, in every attempt to be able to milk Annabelle and NOT let her milk go to waste, Linds did lots of reading. She read somewhere that if you don't care for the taste of goats milk to mix it with store bought cow's milk. Start at 30% goat's milk mixed with 70% cow's milk and slowly increase the amount of goat's milk while decreasing the amount of cow's milk. We did just that. Surprisingly, we liked it! We're drinking it at a 50/50 ratio. This is going to cut my milk purchasing in half! Woo hoo!! We're cooking with it and drinking it straight from the glass.

Here's the process we do:


1. Milk the goat into a bowl with a mesh strainer on top to catch any hairs you may pull loose while milking.

Straight from Annabelle

2. Bring the milk inside & pour it through a mason jar lined with 2 coffee filters. Let the milk strain through. It goes kind of slow towards the end.

Filtering the Milk

Left: Filtering Right: Mixed

3. Refrigerate the goats milk until it is chilled well.

4. At this point you can either freeze it in a mason jar leaving 1/2 an inch space at the top of the jar, or mix with cow's milk at the ratio that is best for you. We read that once it's mixed you should consume the milk within 3 days. We're going to do a little more reading on this.

Mixed & Ready to Drink!

We also read that you shouldn't put the goat's milk in a plastic jug because the milk absorbs the flavor of the plastic and the plastic absorbs the flavor of the milk. We're using good 'ol mason jars. They're all over my house & that's also what we use to drink from.

Thanks, Annabelle!

Enjoy!!

Update: Brian tried the mixed milk & said he can't tell the difference! We are now ALL drinking 50/50 goat & cow's milk!