Cimarron Valley Ranch

Goat Milk Ice Cream Banana Nut

(I use Cuisinart ICE-20FR 1.5-quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker )

 2 cups fresh goats milk

1 cup fresh cream or whipping cream

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped pecans (add last couple minutes of mixing)

2 ripe mashed bananas  add last couple minutes of  mixing)

add all milks & sugar and vanilla extract to ice cream maker, turn on machine  till mix starts to thicken about 20-25 minutes.  Add bananas & nuts the  last few minutes of mixing.  Pour in a covered container and then put in Freezer for a couple hours to harden.

Fresh Goat Milk Sherbert

3 cups fresh goats milk

3/4 cup sugar

Puree 1 cup of fresh fruit pulp such as ornages or berries.  Press through a sieve or strainer to remove seeds.

Add milk and sugar to ice cream maker, turn on  following machine instructions the last few minutes add the strained pureed fruit.  When ready pour in storage container and put in freezer for a couple hours.

Additional EZ  Ice cream recipes or options

Use the basic recipe above  but take out the bananas & pecans

Add fresh chopped fruit such as Peaches, berries.

Add 1/2 cup cooled melted chocolate for delicious chocolate ice cream add a dash of cinnamon for  Mexican Chocolate Ice Cream.

other add in ingredients

Honey, molasses, Vanilla bean, Crushed toasted nuts. Egg Yolks, Peanut butter Yum!

Neufchatel cheese (noo shuh tell)

This is a easy soft cheese  (plan 2 days)

2 qts goats milk

2-3 Tbls plain yogurt

1/4 tablet rennet dissolved in 1 Tbls cool water

Put all above ingredients in a 2 qt jar or large bowl, stir it up and let it sit on the counter over night.  Next morning dump it into a hankerchief/muslin lined bowl tie up the corners and let it hang all day to drain whey. Then put in a bowl and add what ever ingredients you like and mix great spread on toast/bread/crackers.

Ingredients suggestions: shredded cheese, minced garlic or shallots, bacon chopped fine. your choices are unlimited keeps in fridge 4-5 days.

Vanilla Pudding !

1/2 C sugar

1 egg (slightly beaten)
3 tbsp cornstarch

2 tbsp butter
2 Cups fresh goat milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine sugar, cornstarch, goat milk and beaten egg in a saucepan.   Cook  over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat. Add butter and
vanilla extract. Beat with mixer until smooth and creamy.   Serve warm or cold. 

 Easy goat Feeder

 55 gal plastic drum

cut top off, cut 3 holes around the sides

put a cement block in the bottom,

fill with flakes of hay from the top.

Clean & less waste and safe yes Cheap also.

Buyer & Seller Beware:

Update on Udderly EZ that I sold for $120.00 to a Mr. William  Walker or Holder of Mercersburg, Pa. in Feb 2011.  In this day and age I do not expect people to be honest,  but I am surprised by Goat people.  William called me and bought my Udderly Ez over the phone we agreed on $120.00 He sent me half and I mailed him the Udderly Ez overnight on receipt he would send me a check for the other half $60.00 he sent one check and still owes me $6o.00 I have sent letters and no response. I know I should do PayPal but I just don't like it, too much like puppy mills I guess. So I only feel it fair the I post his name and unpaid debt.  Pass it on.

Some advantages of goat ownership:
*Goats are excellent producers of delicious, naturally homogenized milk. Consumed by most of the world’s population, goat milk is lower in cholesterol than cow’s milk, and the milk can be enjoyed as a fresh beverage or converted into wonderful cheese, butter, ice cream or yogurt.
·*Goat meat is a lean, low cholesterol red meat.
·*Hides can be used for leather products.
·*Goat manure and used bedding make valuable organic fertilizer.
·*Being natural browsers, goats can help clean up unwanted or excess vegetation.
·*Since goats are smaller than most livestock, they require less space and simple housing.
·*Goats are hardy, strong and cooperative. They can be trained to pull a cart or to carry a backpack.
·*Since they mature early, goats can be in production by their first birthday.
·*Goats are clean, friendly and fun to be around and make ideal companions.

Dairy Goat Terms:
Buck — An uncastrated male goat
Doe — An adult female goat
Kids — Baby goats, may also be called bucklings or doelings to denote their sex
Wether — A castrated male goat. If done before puberty, a wether makes a very nice pet and does not develop male characteristics.
Polled — Naturally hornless
Disbud — To remove the horn buttons on very young kids before they have had time to develop Dehorn — To remove the horns from a goat after they have had time to grow or the animal is mature. Horned goats are not allowed at shows
Freshening — Giving birth and beginning to produce milk
Lactation — The time during which a doe is producing milk. Most breeders strive to have their does in milk ten months a year, with two months off for maternity leave.
Registered — Qualified and recorded on the basis of pedigree (purebred or full-blooded) and breed characteristics
Recorded Grade — A non-purebred doe recorded with the American Dairy Goat Association. She can be shown and used in a program of upgrading. This doe may have one purebred parent or both purebred but different breeds, or she may be recorded as Native On Appearance if she conforms to a breed standard, or Native on Performance if she meets or exceeds the minimum milk or butterfat requirements while on official milk test.
Star — (milker or buck) Earned by a doe if she meets or exceeds the minimum milk or butterfat requirements while on official DHIR test or an official one-day milking competition. A number in front of the star indicates how many consecutive generations of does in her line have earned stars. Bucks inherit their stars from their parents