Re: Re: Urgent - Organic Pastures Milk inN.CA

[Guest guest]

Alec

Sorry i was mistaken.

our raw milk cheese provider makes mozzerella but it is pastuerized.

its a soft cheese so it is impossible to make raw (so they say).

Sorry for the bad news.

Tim @ Clearview

Alec wrote:

> I sent you an e-mail about the raw mozzarella. Did you get it?

>

> At 03:25 PM 4/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:

> >Alec.

> >I can ship you raw organic mozerella from Wi in 5 lb blocks if you wish but i

> >would have to get a price for you.

> >Thanks tim

> >

> >Alec wrote:

> >

> > > At 06:33 PM 4/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:

> > > >-

> > > >I don't think raw mozzarella is legal. Raw, fresh milk (and cream

> > > >and butter) are legal if produced within the state by a certified raw

> > > >dairy, and raw *aged for more than 60 days* cheeses are legal

> > > >and can be shipped interstate (and internationally), but *unaged*

> > > >raw cheeses are not legal. I think it has something to do with the

> > > >fact that the aging process, after 60 days, would reveal any

> > > >contamination by " bad " bacteria.

> > >

> > > There is something wrong with this logic: (government logic is hard to

> > > understand). I can buy fresh raw milk and take it home and drink it today.

> > > If there are an bad microbes I won't know (until the lab tests at the

> > > hospital come back (-. But it can not be made into cheese that isn't

> > > aged for 60 days.

> > >

> > > The only incidents in California I remember from the past 5 years has been

> > > contaminated pasteurized cheese from well known California supermarket

> > brand.

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

I must correct you, I make mozzarella from raw milk all the time.

Shari

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

From: Clearview Acres

Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:51 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Urgent - Organic Pastures Milk inN.CA

Alec

Sorry i was mistaken.

our raw milk cheese provider makes mozzerella but it is pastuerized.

its a soft cheese so it is impossible to make raw (so they say).

Sorry for the bad news.

Tim @ Clearview

Alec wrote:

> I sent you an e-mail about the raw mozzarella. Did you get it?

>

> At 03:25 PM 4/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:

> >Alec.

> >I can ship you raw organic mozerella from Wi in 5 lb blocks if you wish but

i

> >would have to get a price for you.

> >Thanks tim

> >

> >Alec wrote:

> >

> > > At 06:33 PM 4/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:

> > > >-

> > > >I don't think raw mozzarella is legal. Raw, fresh milk (and cream

> > > >and butter) are legal if produced within the state by a certified raw

> > > >dairy, and raw *aged for more than 60 days* cheeses are legal

> > > >and can be shipped interstate (and internationally), but *unaged*

> > > >raw cheeses are not legal. I think it has something to do with the

> > > >fact that the aging process, after 60 days, would reveal any

> > > >contamination by " bad " bacteria.

> > >

> > > There is something wrong with this logic: (government logic is hard to

> > > understand). I can buy fresh raw milk and take it home and drink it

today.

> > > If there are an bad microbes I won't know (until the lab tests at the

> > > hospital come back (-. But it can not be made into cheese that isn't

> > > aged for 60 days.

> > >

> > > The only incidents in California I remember from the past 5 years has

been

> > > contaminated pasteurized cheese from well known California supermarket

> > brand.

> > >

> > >

> > >