Self Reliance On A Small Homestead
Homemade Raw Milk Eggnog I love eggnog. This time of year there are plenty of choices for eggnog lovers at the grocery store. But I’ve noticed that most eggnog is just too rich for my tastes these days. So now I make my own from low-fat milk from the grocery…
Chocolate! I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who doesn’t like chocolate in it’s many wondrous forms! We love chocolate in our house and you can read more about our chocolate preferences in my post 40 Pounds of Organic Fair Trade Chocolate! I like it plain, in cookies, sprinkled over ice cream,…
When Good Milk Goes Bad I buy 2 or 3 gallons of raw milk each week from a local farmer. It’s no problem at all for our family of 3 to use 2 gallons of milk a week. I make at least one batch of yogurt a week, plus I…
See also Sour Milk – Don’t Toss it Out! and Cottage Cheese Made from Sour Milk Ricotta Cheese I’ve seen a couple of posts about making ricotta cheese recently and it prompted me to try making my own! I love ricotta cheese in lasagna and I buy the organic kind when…
Raw Yogurt Recently I’ve made several batches of raw yogurt, which is very different from what most folks are making. I’ve had varying results. The first batches seem to come out very good. But using that yogurt to make a second batch doesn’t seem to work as well. The texture…
Why Make Homemade Butter? With supply chain issues and a lack of available products plaguing grocery stores, it can be difficult to find many products, including butter. The store where I shop is limited to one brand of butter and even that has been sporadic lately. Making your own homemade…
See also How to Make Raw Butter, Raw Honey Butter, and an antique Butter Mold. Locally Raised Raw Milk I’ve made some new farmer friends recently. They keep Jersey cows for milk and I’m so excited to be able to purchase unprocessed milk from them. I brought home 2 gallons…
