So historically, I don’t know if in the present day because my family migrated off the farm, but I know historically, in America, I was told that every farm had a goat. And I know that sometimes in the event a human baby rejected its mother’s milk, they’d feed their baby goat milk as a survival technique. A couple of my ancestors survived that way.
I’m assuming that this goat was always used for milk and cheese because why wouldn’t it be? Especially during the great depression ... I think it’s also safe to assume the goat was eaten ... maybe it just wasn’t talked about ?
Goat's milk is a lot easier for a human to digest. So this makes sense.
I've eat goat before. We bought one from the fair once. I think they taste good, but they aren't economical if you pay to have it butchered. You don't get a lot of meat off them.
Fun fact: in most parts of North America, goat/lamb are often loss-leaders meant to get customers' feet in the door. Almost nobody makes money off it, except for farmers and (probably) restaurant owners.
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