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Raw Milk

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  • 22-04-2010 9:04am
    #1
    raptorman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I'm looking to get some raw milk, does anyone know if it can be got in Dublin?


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    rubadub
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    A farmers market would be the best bet, and speak cautiously, it is illegal to sell it AFAIK.


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    raptorman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭raptorman


    Illegal? I didnt know that, its supposed to be great for you from what I've read. Often had it on my Granfathers farm back in the day.


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    faigs
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    It's properties would probably only benefit you if you drank it as a replacement to pasturized and homogenized milk full time. It builds up resistance to germs and bugs, can help with hayfever etc apparently.

    I don't really notice a difference in taste, its a bit creamier I guess because it's not seperated as well from the cream as it would be in a creamery. A lot of people don't like the idea of it but that's because we've been brought up in such a sterilized world!


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    sweetie
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    I grew up on a dairy farm and drank unpasteurized milk for years and also
    had/have bad enough hay fever!

    We used to have to scoop the cream off the top of the jug the day after :p


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    Voltex
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    theres not a bloody chance in hell id drink unpasturised milk.

    if i remember rightly a child died couple of years ago from drinking such milk.


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    Voltex
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    rubadub wrote: »
    A farmers market would be the best bet, and speak cautiously, it is illegal to sell it AFAIK.
    youd be in breach of basic food safety regs!


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    matrim
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    Voltex wrote: »
    theres not a bloody chance in hell id drink unpasturised milk.

    if i remember rightly a child died couple of years ago from drinking such milk.

    I drank unpasturised milk pretty much every day for 17 years without any problems. How would someone die from it, unless they were allergic or their was something in it.


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    Voltex
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    http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm079516.htm

    gives brief outline as to why not to drink raw milk!


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    UrbanSea
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    You would probably need to go to a farm and get it on the Q.T,farmers are frowned upon selling it.


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    faigs
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    sweetie wrote: »
    I grew up on a dairy farm and drank unpasteurized milk for years and also
    had/have bad enough hay fever!

    Whoops, I got mixed up there. What I should have said re hay fever is that by eating local honey it's supposed to be good for counteracting hayfever. I had a conversation with Darina Allen and this was discussed as well as the raw milk! :)


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