KathyTX Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hi, Does anyone know where I can get raw cow's milk and raw goat's milk? Are there dairies in the area that I can buy directly from? Any recommedations on dairies in the area..cleanliness, etc? Where can I buy cheese making supplies, such as molds(for draining) and presses? I know that I can buy supplies NOB but would like to find local suppliers. Is this the right forum to be asking about this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillenparadise Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Kathy, go to the Tuesday Organic Market and ask for Maria Elena. She sells organic lamb and cheese. There are probably other vendors with organic dairy products too, but I haven't been there for seven months so I can't say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Go early any morning to the field on the north side just where Lettys resturant was..oppersite the Coca Cola plant in San Antonio...at weekends you can get a shot of tequlia with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Thanks Ya'll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Anomino Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Be careful with raw milk and raw milk cheeses like queso fresco. Salmonella can happen anywhere, even in the States: Twenty-five Salmonella illnesses now linked to homemade unpasteurized fresh cheese http://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2013/salmonella052013.html Also, know your sources for raw milk! There's currently a brucellosis outbreak in an urban setting (a fairly rare occurrence) in the State of Guanajuato not far from San Miguel de Allende: Alertan por brucelosis (in Spanish): http://www.periodico.am/celaya/local/alertan-por-brucelosis-16271.html FWIW, -- Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Thanks Don. I will be careful and will pasturize it myself. It's always good to be vigilant about where we get our food. There is so much to enjoy and explore :-) I found Cuajo(rennet) at the Pharmacia Guadalajara. My quest continues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Unless you are alergic to dairy products raw milk and cheeses are no health hazard. The French have been using it for centuries and are doing pretty well. Back in Canada in the french Province of Quebec cheeses from raw milk are the fashion and they do taste exquisite. Like most foods one should not abuse and consume moderately. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Joco, I fear that this time you are mistaken. If the raw milk you consume comes from a cow with brucellosis, chances are pretty good you will get the disease. A friend in Ajijic contracted brucellosis from raw milk and was sick for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Habacht Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 We have a Mexican friend whose wife developed internal worms that took many months to get rid of...during that time she was not a happy camper...but this is a very free country...do as you wish....good thing the mayor of New York City has no influence here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 It's Iikely she got worms from fecal matter that contaminated the milk. The bacterias and brucellosis also contaminate after it is out of the cow/animal. People get sick from store bought milk too. There are risks with all of it. We could probably go into eternity discussing this aspect of food. I found a Cremeria in Chapala yesterday. I pasturized the Gal./4 Liters I bought and made some mozzarella. I am pleased with the results. I don't know if that Cremeria is the closest one to Ajijc. Has anyone seen others in the area? I am still looking for a press and for cheese molds(plastic or steel). Some of that I may just have to get on my next trip NOB, I know. I am wary of going to the field across from Walmart because I see those animals lying in the dirt all the time. There is no grass and they are in a pretty small space. I appreciate all your thoughts and comments. I am learning my way around here and enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillenparadise Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 LOVE to have your mozzarella recipe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetlejuice Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Go early any morning to the field on the north side just where Lettys resturant was..oppersite the Coca Cola plant in San Antonio...at weekends you can get a shot of tequlia with it You see people milking cows and offering raw milk for sale (with the shot of tequila). My spouse was born here and he warned me that unless you are very used to it, you should be prepared to be violently ill the first few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 It's Iikely she got worms from fecal matter that contaminated the milk. The bacterias and brucellosis also contaminate after it is out of the cow/animal. People get sick from store bought milk too. There are risks with all of it. We could probably go into eternity discussing this aspect of food. I found a Cremeria in Chapala yesterday. I pasturized the Gal./4 Liters I bought and made some mozzarella. I am pleased with the results. I don't know if that Cremeria is the closest one to Ajijc. Has anyone seen others in the area? I am still looking for a press and for cheese molds(plastic or steel). Some of that I may just have to get on my next trip NOB, I know. I am wary of going to the field across from Walmart because I see those animals lying in the dirt all the time. There is no grass and they are in a pretty small space. I appreciate all your thoughts and comments. I am learning my way around here and enjoying it! Here is from the Mayo Clinic "DefinitionBy Mayo Clinic staff Brucellosis is an infectious disease that spreads from animals to people — most often via unpasteurized milk, cheese and other dairy products. More rarely, the bacteria that cause brucellosis can spread through the air or through direct contact with infected animals. Brucellosis symptoms include fever, joint pain and fatigue. The infection can usually be treated successfully with antibiotics. Treatment takes several weeks, however, and relapses are common. While brucellosis is uncommon in the United States, the disease affects hundreds of thousands of people and animals worldwide. Avoiding unpasteurized dairy products and taking precautions when working with animals or in a laboratory can help prevent brucellosis." I know, I have it now and have been fighting this horrible stuff for over a year now. It is extremely hard to cure and believe it or not it is around Lakeside. The United States and Canada inoculate their livestock. Mexico doesn't require it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canamex Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 No one has mentioned yet that, unfortunately, tuberculosis is a large problem in Mexico. Drinking raw milk HERE is risky. With all the warnings about brucellosis, salmonella, E. coli contamination and tuberculosis I would think common sense would dictate avoiding it unless you mean to pasteurize it properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPALAMAC Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Joco, I fear that this time you are mistaken. If the raw milk you consume comes from a cow with brucellosis, chances are pretty good you will get the disease. A friend in Ajijic contracted brucellosis from raw milk and was sick for months. I know a farmer who drank milk from an infected cow, totally ruined him and his business left him on crutches, no cure it seems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Joco60 is misinformed about France. We do eat a lot of raw milk products but the cattle and other animals are all vaccinated. and the standards of cleaniless are pretty strict. In the past many people got sick from raw milk.We call bruscellosis Malta fever . You can get tubercolisis and bruscellosis as well as e-coli and salmonella from raw milk. When we were kids we always boiled the milk for 3 minutes . We had a little pyrex flat object that made noise when true boiling would start and we timed the boiling. I got bruscellosis from eating cheese or yogurt in Ajijic as I do not drink milk. I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 You can also get bruscellosis from eating rare meat. I had the one from beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canamex Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Tuberculosis is the larger risk here with raw milk because there is a lot of it in this country. So much of the cheese here is fresh also and maybe not pasteurized. You can't compare the conditions here with the conditions in the EU! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 There are several cheese vendors at the Tuesday Farmer's Market. Two are roughly on ether side of the tamale ladies and the other is on the far wall selling mostly lettuce and assorted vegetables. The cheese vendor (Anna Marie and family) near the bottom of the Wednesday Ajijic tienges has a factory in Ocotlan. The Dutch gentleman at the Tuesday market is the only one who speaks English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanConshue Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 I am a cheese maker also (fairly new), and new here. I bought some stuff with me, but alas don't think the boxed milk will work. I asked yesterday in Chapala for raw milk and was told that behind the square in the carniceria they sell raw milk, but only in the mornings. I asked how much and he seemed to think it was around 12 pesos a liter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted July 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Hi Shan, I tried making mozzarella with the refrigerated milk and it did not work. I believe that it is ultra pasteurized and I know that boxed milk is. This denatures the milk protein & changes the structure. You can't make hard cheeses with it but can make yogurt, cream cheese and buttermilk. I've seen suggestions of using dried milk with some cream added, if good milk isn't available but have never tried this. The raw milk I get, I pasteurize myself.At Lacteos Mama Lupita, in Chapala, the raw milk is 8.50/L, It's listed as Leche Entera and I've been told that it's called Leche Broncha too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryannborman Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks Canamex, More Liana, Maxx and Don. You all saved me from a lengthly posting on the connection of raw milk products to TB, Salmonella and Brucellosis, among others. Working as a consultant with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, CDC, with infectious diseases for almost twenty years I experienced first hand the impact that raw mlk products can have on ones health.I saw many migrant farmworkers in the midwest who orignated in Jalisco who were terribly ill from TB and Brucellosis. Brucellosis, was usually not diagnosed early since it is similar to other diseases and if not suspected is not on the usual list of tests and goes untreated. Young children and the elderly particularly have a hard time with these diseases. Home pasturization does not always remove the bacteria from the milk. I love the yougurt from the market but the seller could not tell me if her cows were tested for TB so I will continue to buy the packaged yougurt which really has no taste since I am on regular doses of antibiotics and yougurt controls some of their negative side effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Marty, get kefir at the Tuesday market. I know Deana uses pasteurized milk and you can ask at the other vendors. Kefir contains live probiotic organisms. Great for repopulating the gut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyTX Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Marty, you can make your own yogurt. Heat milk to simmering. Let it cool to 96F. Add a few spoons of your favorite yogurt. Cover and let it sit in a warm area for 12 hrs. I set the bowl in a bowl with hot water, cover it with a towel and let it sit in the oven overnight. If you want Greek style, drain it in cheesecloth to the thickness you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie3 Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 2013-07-14 at 12:50 AM, maryannborman said: ...Home pasturization does not always remove the bacteria from the milk... Would 20 minutes of keeping the milk at a simmer (with bubbles coming up, a slow boil) for 20 minutes do the job? I'd read that 13 minutes at sea level will kill most water-borne parasites... Plus a minute for every 1,000 feet in elevation. So that's another 5 minutes, plus an extra couple minutes for a safety margin, so that's 20 minutes total). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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