You Need Milk to do it Right

….We made hard cheese today which we haven’t had enough milk to do since the middle of November. There have just been plenty of raw milk orders, and we’ve been making a good amount of yogurt, fromage blanc, and mozzarella in smaller batches. I had to get back in the saddle today. Now the 6 rounds of Gouda are floating in the brine tank. Nice. Bill has plans to smoke some Gouda tomorrow. I suppose a nice cool day is optimum, but no one wants to sit out in the garage watching the smoker for 2 hours in 12° weather. We ran out before Christmas, so this is really our first opportunity to smoke some more.
We still have a good supply of Christmas cookies around here and you know you need milk to do it right. Also, treat yourself to some hot chocolate with rich Jersey milk……