Doesn't get any fresher...

With baby goats and chickens comes fresh milk and eggs!
It is such a great feeling to be able to gather food with your own hands that you made happen; raising chickens for eggs and milking mama goat by hand does take some work but the rewards are worth it! We gather eggs daily, we get many and are not able to use them all so we share the wealth and pass them along to friends and family. Same with the milk - we use what we need to for cheese, yogurt and daily cereals and recipes like pancakes and soap and give a lot away as well.
There really is something about holding onto eggs and milk so fresh they are still warm and just wondering what magic you can make from them!

Basic ricotta cheese recipe for when you want to make lasagna or stuffed shells...makes about 2 pounds of cheese:

1 gallon fresh goat milk
Approximately 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (use your own freshly made! See my other blog posts for how to!)
2-3 Tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Heat your milk to 195*F
Slowly add the vinegar a little at a time stirring as the curds and whey separate (takes a few minutes)
Remove the curds with a slotted spoon to a cheesecloth lined strainer
Drain for a minute or two then add the melted butter and baking soda
Stir to combine, refrigerate up to one week