Not All Roses

This would be the not-so-fun part of buying your milk raw. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that I know the farmer, know what the cows are fed and that my son knows that his milk comes from a cow and not the grocery store. We have also had fun experimenting, even with the butter that I still haven't gotten right. The actual pasteurization does not take long at all, however, once you have heated the milk up, you need to cool it down in a cold water bath, while stirring to speed up the process. Not so much fun-and more time consuming than I would like it to be (although, honestly, it only takes about 15 minutes). I will admit it is still worth it though; and sometime this week I may try my hand at making mozzarella.