I milked Purl...my ewe! Pics pg 3!

[aggieterpkatie]

You're in MD, right? I'll be right over.

LOL. Yep. See ya in a couple hours.

 

[Denim Deb]

I wish, but I need to get to bed. I'm going to try and get up at 4:30 am!

 

[glenolam]

SOAP! SOAP! SOAP!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

SOAP! SOAP! SOAP!

I'm still trying to save money to buy the supplies! Darn feed keeps going up and I can't get ahead! I need to sell some animals, darn it!

 

[glenolam]

Well...if you just happen to take a ride somewhere in the next couple of weeks I know of someplace that has some supplies you could take home... ( )

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Thanks Glen, but I have a feeling it's not going to be do-able for us.


So I milked Purl again today. Ack! What a waste! I put Purl (the ewe) on my milk stand though. Had to bribe her with grain, apples, and carrots, but she did really well again!! I got another quart of milk from her, and decided to try ricotta. Something went wrong though, I guess sheep milk is a good bit different than goat? But it did not separate into curds and whey, and it had been heated to 195*, so after about 10 minutes of holding it there waiting and waiting, I decided to add lemon juice. First I added 1/8 of a cup, then waited. Then nothing! So I added anther 1/8 of a cup, and still no results like with goat milk! So then I figured I'd just drain it anyhow and see what happens. It took 3 hours of draining, and I just went to see it because it's almost time for me to hit the hay. When I was untying the muslin from hanging, I dropped a corner and it all spilled back into the bowl!!! I am too tired to deal with it today, so I'm going to feed it to the chickens tomorrow. The next quart of milk I get will be yogurt!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Have you tried it straight up? My family went gaga for it, and I really enjoyed it in my coffee. I tried it raw, and liked it, but I am not much of a milk drinker. Sorry your cheese didn't turn out. I never had enough milk to do anything with.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Have you tried it straight up? My family went gaga for it, and I really enjoyed it in my coffee. I tried it raw, and liked it, but I am not much of a milk drinker. Sorry your cheese didn't turn out. I never had enough milk to do anything with.

Yes, I did drink some raw and liked it! I just didnt' want to "waste" it just drinking it raw. Weird, I know. The cream was very good, very smooth and, well, creamy! I'm definitely going to try yogurt though. I hope I can trick her into coming into the barn again today.

 

[Neko-chan]

Train her with a halter?

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Train her with a halter?

Oh, she'll walk on a halter just fine. It's getting her caught to put the halter on her that's the problem. I took pictures today. I'll post them in just a bit!