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[-] machiabelly@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing. Buying it from factory farms or any large scale operation is another thing entirely.

Additionally raw milk is actually really helpful for people trying to make cultures. My aunt and uncle used to make keffir and they had way better results with raw milk than pasturized. In their case the fermentation was actually a way of sanitizing the food of harmful bacteria.

It should be noted that even pasteurized milk can still be unhealthy and cause various health issues, for best results consider tofu-cool

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 33 points 2 months ago

Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing.

This is how you get listeria.

[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago

I thought that was from eating the lunch meat they have at Kroger

[-] machiabelly@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Im not saying that raw milk is better for you. Im just saying that the conditions of the cows vary wildly depending on situation. Like, even if you think raw milk could be ok to drink a super market is realllly not the place to find it.

[-] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 24 points 2 months ago

Why are we fetishizing small farms? We are communists. You will work in the sovkhoz and you will like it.

[-] AndJusticeForAll@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Consuming raw milk when you're buying it from a small/peasant farmer that doesn't do much to their cows is one thing.

Pasteurization was invented in the 1860s and they felt like they needed it then.

Edit: Wikipedia says 1886 is when it was first suggested to pasteurize milk. So close enough.

[-] dannoffs@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

The 1870s-1900s was probably the least safe time in the US to consume anything.

[-] fox@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

In their case the fermentation was actually a way of sanitizing the food of harmful bacteria.

Wait until you hear about pasteurization. If you're making kefir you're making kefir, if you're sanitizing food there's easier ways

[-] machiabelly@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

The point I was making is just that its safe if you ferment it, and that it makes better cultures than pasturized milk

[-] RedComrade@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Cow milk is for baby cows, period.

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