Re: milkquestions/ bacterial paranoia/ butterquestions

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In a message dated 11/3/02 3:04:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, htk@...

writes:

> How long can you keep the butter good in the fridge?

> How healthy is the butter? Is it not to fat?

I never have my butter very long, so I'm not sure exactly how long it should

last, but I think if it is properly washed to get out all the traces of

butter milk that may be deposited in pockets of it, it should last at least a

few weeks in the fridge, and if you are going to have it longer you can

freeze it. To wash it, keep pouring in clean water and pressing the water

out until the water comes out clear rather than white.

The butter is absolutely healthy. The WAPF site has an article on the health

benefits of butter. It should have roughly the same amount of fat as any

other butter, but all fats and oils are primarily made of fat, and the point

of using them is to add fat, so a fat can't really be " too fat. " If you are

worried that you should have less fat for your individual metabolism, you

could just use less butter. I use about a pound of butter a week myself.

As far as being fattening, that is, making the consumer fat, butter should

probably help you lose weight if anything, because added to your carbs it

will slow the conversion of the carbs into glucose, and therefore into fat.

Moreover, I find that butter is a superior source of satiety, that is, that

for an equal amount of calories, butter is more filling than any other food,

so the more butter you add to your diet, the fuller you will get from a

smaller amount of food, and will overall eat less calories. That is my

experience, at least. Also, the saturated fat in butter is a precursor to

sex hormones that will stimulate your metabolism and weight loss.

In additional to all of this, if your cream is coming from grass-fed cows, it

will be rich in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) which is a fatty acid that,

among other things, stimulates weight loss.

So I wouldn't worry about the butter being to fat or fattening.

And you know, it's quite ironic, because with all the hype about butter and

other saturated fats being bad for your heart, I find that even though I have

much less time to exercise than I used to, my cardiovascular health has

improved very much now that I consume 5-10 times the recommended maximum of

saturated fat. I can do much more intense aerobic exercise than I ever could

and for longer. If I am ever late for class or something, sometimes I will

just sprint for 5-7 minutes, or run up stairs two at a time for 7 flights,

etc, etc, and barely lose my breath. I could never do that before.

From my reading and personal experience, I'd say the more butter the better.

But everyone, I suppose, will have an individual reaction.

In good health,

Chris

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heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and

animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of

them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense

compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to

bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature.

Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the

truth, and for those who do them wrong. "

--Saint Isaac the Syrian

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@@@ I just want to add to this discussion that I think it is so hilarious

about

my former bacterial paranoia, and that Heleen's paranoia is totally normal,

and I was exactly the same way before I started drinking raw milk.

Hello everybody,

I'm not that paranoia! Just want te make sure.

I've got my raw milk. The farm where I get it looks perfect to me. The taste

of the milk is great.

Tonight my first milkkefir is ready and tomorrow my villi. Just have to be

patient.

I've made cream and butter from the top layer of the milk.

Have some questions about the butter. Am not paranoia but just don't know much

about raw milk.

How long can you keep the butter good in the fridge?

How healthy is the butter? Is it not to fat?

Greetings,

Heleen