Giusi wrote:
> "bob in nz"
>> BTW - home delivery of real, whole, un-reconstituted, un-homogenised> milk
>> (with the cream still on top) in re-usable bottles stopped> sometime in
>> the late eighties. The degradation of milk began shortly> after that
>> so-called "upgrade."
>>
>> I also used to get fresh, raw goat's milk from a neighbouring farm> back
>> in the late-seventies and the owner made a decent income from> sending the
>> bulk of production to a specialist factory that turned the
>> milk into powder. > These days there is not one dairy >farm left in the
>> area.
>
> It might cheer you up to know that in Europe the worm is turning. Vending
> machines selling raw milk that pours into your own bottles are popping up in
> commercial centers. People just got tired of crap milk and got scared after
> the EU tried to make unpasteurized milk cheeses unlawful. They hadn't
> realized that about 75% of European cheeses fit that description.
>
> There are very strict standards for who can produce it and how, and loads of
> advice on who may safely use it. The main possible problem is TB or Bang's
> disease. Frequent inspections fix that.
>
>
Interesting. I recently read an article, which reminded me of
UNhomogenized milk. It is hard to even find that here. I would
like it to be pasteurized in a small batch, which I gather has
better tasting results. I did find reference to raw milk in my
searches.

--
Jean B.