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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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 Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 2:38:18 PM
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Last night I went grocery shopping for milk, eggs and yogurt. Unfortunately, I didn't remember to bring my groceries in the house... Oops! How stupid was that? Anyway, I buy raw milk and I can't decide if it should be OK to drink after being in the car all night. I remembered this morning at 6 and it was cool to the touch.It was not hot last night either. It tastes fine and was sealed with no bloating at the seal...I'm just not sure if any bacteria could fester without a taste. I have myself convinced that it is fine because when I make Kefir I leave the milk at room temp for longer...
I know the eggs and yogurt are fine but the milk??? Any thoughts?
Hana
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 2:58:11 PM
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if it smells ok, if it tastes ok, and there isn't any lumps, and you know it never got warm, I would take the chance, but that just me
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 4:14:04 PM
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If you have any doubt at all you could make buttermilk with it. If it were old store bought milk I would not touch it if it had been left out overnight! But raw milk I would. I would put it in a bucket of ice water real quick, too.
And I do stuff like that ALL the time. Don't feel bad. I left one of my goats on the stanchion for over an hour a few weeks ago while I went in to strain the milk. Poor girl. And I have left things in the car. I left my purse outside the last rain we had. It just goes on and on.
Kris
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 4:21:08 PM
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I would cool it off quickly...like Kristin said..in ice water (I use a dishpan of ice water and sit the big jar right down into it in the fridge if there is room. If it was cool when you found it and it was fresh and smells good I would likely use it..but maybe for something cooked. (pudding, gravy etc) I sure wouldn't throw it out. At the very least the hens would get it. I have done that sort of thing myself. Lucky it wasn't a hot night!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2009 : 5:41:19 PM
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Thanks ladies! I had a little this morning and I'm fine so far! I could not bear to throw it away at five dollars a bottle plus a bottle deposit! See all the trouble you have to go through when you have to try an find a parking spot! It makes you forget your groceries in the car over night!
Hana
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 06:57:07 AM
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I once got 5 gallons of raw milk before a camping trip and left it out overnight (by mistake) My entire family drank it all on our trip and we were totally fine. Raw milk never really goes "bad" like pasturized milk does.
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 06:58:32 AM
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Oh, Hana, I just saw that you were in Redwood City. Where do you get raw milk in the bay area? I'm curious because my parents live in Oakland and we always have to cart all out milk down there for visits. If we could buy it there it would be much easier!
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 10:01:54 AM
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Thanks! I have almost finished a quart and it tastes great!
Heather, I get it at Whole Foods. My RWC store stocks it but its scarce. I've turned into one of those crazy Whole Foods people that knows the delivery day and time of the milk! Ha ha! You'll have to check the WF in Oakland because I have gone to other Bay Area WF and they don't have as many options. I like the Claravale brand for the taste and the glass bottle. They also have the Organic Pastures brand in different sizes which I'm sure is nice with kids. My store stocks the OP butter too if that helps.
Hana
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
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Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2009 : 10:08:55 AM
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Heather, didn't they just build a new Whole Foods on College Ave? Where there was an Albertson's? Maybe its a Trader Joe's....not sure. Us peninsula people don't get over to the east bay much but I do remember that an Albertson's closed and it was going to be either WF or TJ's. My Xboyfriend and I really enjoyed Oliveto on College Ave. Great place for a date night!
Hana
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quiltin mama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Crescent City
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 8:50:40 PM
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Hana, Thanks!!! :) I'm not sure where a Whole Foods is in Oakland. I'll have to look it up! When we're low on local raw milk I buy ours from Organic Pastures. It is so stinkin' expensive though after shipping. My parents are coming up to visit next month. I'll have to have them look into it down there and see what they can get it for.
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