just beginning

[Guest guest]

hello--

I'm just beginning this NT stuff. i already eat raw milk, good eggs,

and pretty good meat, and whole grains. But now on to phase two. For

me i have to start out slowly and surely, understanding and mastering

one concept at a time, and incorporating it into my life. Otherwise

it won't stick.

So my question is about whey and grains. All grains need to be

soaked, but do they need to be soaked with raw whey only? Or is water

good enough? The Brown Rice Pilaf recipie doesn't have the rice

soaking at all.

And i have a limited supply of raw milk, and would rather save it for

drinking and not use it to make whey. So if i make whey from

pasteurized yoghurt, will that make the various drinks and tonics?

Like beet kvass or barley water.

I have more questions, but i want to get good at soaking my grain

products and also make some lacto-fermented drink. After i get good

at that, then off to the next step.

Thanks for the previous responses about my baby.

Hope j

And does anyone live in NC-- it would be so much easier to do this in

person or on the phone!!!

[Guest guest]

Dear Hope,

Do you buy your milk from a farmer? I buy whey very cheaply from the farmer

who provides my milk products. Even better than raw milk is raw milk

keifer--this produces whey as well (I mix it back in and drink, but you

could probably drain it off and use and then eat/drink the keifer as

well--no waste). I think milk-sensitive folks use lemon or vinegar instead

of whey to soak And yes, whey from past. yogurt works fine--get the whole

milk, plain kind--do you have a source for good yogurt like Hawthorne Valley

or Seven Stars Farm? Where do you live?

It sounds like you are on the right track--keep at it! I know NT can seem

overwhelming and expensive at first, but it's sooooo worth it in terms of

your health and enjoyment of food. Have you attempted stock yet?

----- Original Message -----

.. All grains need to be

> soaked, but do they need to be soaked with raw whey only? Or is water

> good enough? The Brown Rice Pilaf recipie doesn't have the rice

> soaking at all.

>

> And i have a limited supply of raw milk, and would rather save it for

> drinking and not use it to make whey. So if i make whey from

> pasteurized yoghurt, will that make the various drinks and tonics?

> Like beet kvass or barley water.