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I was fortunate enough to be given two gallons of milk (with the cream), about 2 lbs of fresh butter and some cheese curds.

I have no idea what to do with everything. Should I just freeze the milk with the cream until I'm ready to process it? Or do I need to get the cream off of the top, do something with that, then freeze the milk?

The cheese curds I'm also completely lost on. The butter I'll just freeze until I need it.

I was fortunate enough to be given two gallons of milk (with the cream), about 2 lbs of fresh butter and some cheese curds. I have no idea what to do with everything. Should I just freeze the milk with the cream until I'm ready to process it? Or do I need to get the cream off of the top, do something with that, then freeze the milk? The cheese curds I'm also completely lost on. The butter I'll just freeze until I need it.

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[–] 2 pts

You can make cheese. Any remaining whey can be fed to animals (pigs love it) or used to water your garden.

You can also make yogurt, ice cream, any dairy item. The ice cream I made with raw milk and raw cream was always top notch.

I go through 1 gallon of raw milk each week drinking it as a beverage. Just be aware if you're not used to consuming a lot of raw milk, it has a ton of beneficial bacteria, so you could wind up getting the shits.

The longer you can keep the milk cold and unopened the longer it will last in your refrigerator. But after about 10 days even the best kept milk will start to sour. It's not going bad, just souring. Because it hasn't been processed to hell and back, it still has all the natural enzymes to break it down/digest it for you. This makes it great for people with some lactose issues, but also causes the souring.

You can definitely freeze it, but the cream doesn't tend to mix back in very easily once it's been frozen.

[–] 1 pt

Thank you. These were some ideas I had, I'll have to research the yogurt. I just wasn't sure how long it'd last in the fridge, and I knew freezing it with the cream wouldn't be the best option.

[–] 1 pt

Fun trick with yogurt - if you put it in the freezer after you make it, it gets thicker and creamier afterwards.