Re: Re: Storing some grains for later.....just in case?

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Rose

I think they shrank because I was using milk from a farmer whose cows never see

light, never get exercise, never get to graze, never get love. They are just

machines that make him money and that is all he cares about. It really breaks my

heart because cows are people, too. I love cows. I grew up on a farm.

I was worried about his milk when I came here, but thot I would give him a try.

I just wish I would have quit trying when I first raised those healthy grains

out of the " dust " of curds. But I have to think of what to do and I didn't get

it together until when they were shrunken to curds again.

With some help that I sought after, I have found a new farmer a couple weeks ago

and his milk is more healthy, so I put some grains and milk into my babyfood

jar. After the two-ish-week period, I strained them and the curds multiplied and

the smell was good and the milk was very pleasant tasting. I put the grains I

strained back into the jar and gave them new milk and will let them sit two more

weeks and check on them. I had hoped they would be shaped in this new milk, but

they weren't.

I have another jar that I will strain out every day and see which one grows

grains. Both jars were curds today.

If you are going to try the babyfood jar method to store grains, just be sure

your jar does not have air. Pick a jar that allows you to keep it tight with

grains/milk. Otherwise the milk gets on the stinky side. I don't know what that

means, tho. But I would say to just keep no air in the jar and you will have

pleasant smelling and tasting kefir when you complete your month or so of rest

for the grains.

Lyn