Rolling Acres - This and That

[Mini Horses]

With most meat the taste depends on age of animal, how/what they were fed, handling of raw meat, the cut of meat you try (steak vs hock, etc) then cooking. Of course, your taste buds rule but, for some the handling makes a difference. I say his tongue in cheek because I DO NOT like fish. Not saying never but, so far I have not found any I truly liked, and not gone out of my way to eat it. Tuna I can eat some but even then, lots of things like onion, pepper, etc. hides taste, which is already milder.

Same with goat milk. I have sampled from many animals and can say that I am partial some. Protocol on handling at milking is paramount, fast chill, etc. Goat cheeses depend on how made and the milk used.

My own kids will NOT even try the goat milk. My daughter did try some of the soft goat cheese (seasoned with garlic & basil) which she found "ok". She is not a milk drinker of any kind, maybe chocolate on occasion.

So, not saying you would like any goat product, only that some may be more palatable to you than others. Many people won't try goat milk because they think a goat is stinky & so --- a turn off.

It has always been my opinion that if most people realized what a free range chicken eats they would never eat an egg.

 

[RollingAcres]

It has always been my opinion that if most people realized what a free range chicken eats they would never eat an egg

It's true. People has the misconception that chickens are herbivore but it's not true. They will eat their own kind if you let them.

 

[Mike CHS]

I have lost track of how many people that don't like sheep meat have come back and asked for it again.

Whenever I serve sheep or goat for that matter to someone that hasn't had it before, I always have another meat option on the table though it has never been needed.

 

[RollingAcres]

@Mike CHS , change of topic, do you normally trim the suckers from your tomato plants?

 

[Mike CHS]

I do trim when I have just a few plants and want bigger tomatoes and have a lot of free time.

I rarely do anymore since I plant enough to get our canning done early and I have plants ready to go in the ground in July for fall fresh ones later on in the season.

 

[RollingAcres]

Same here, I only trim when I have time or when they get out of control.
Unfortunately for here, I can only plant tomatoes once a year and it's always a scramble trying to get them picked (even the green ones) come September when it starts to get cold near freezing temp.

 

[Mike CHS]

You may already know this but I found that we can pick all of the green ones before the frost comes and then put them in single layers with several layers of newspaper over each layer and they will ripen slowly over the next couple of months. We had tomatoes last season into January and we had a frost mid October.

All of my Beefsteaks and heirlooms that I planted are going to get a pruning pretty quick since they are well above the T-posts they are tied to. I'm growing a new one for me this year - Mountain Fresh - that's a determinant but I really like the growth pattern and tomato size (at least so far).

 

[RollingAcres]

Yes I do that as well. If I have cardboard then i use them as dividers between the tomatoes. But usually by that time I'm already sick of canning tomatoes so I only pick the bigger green ones.

 

[Bruce]

I'm not a picky eater and if you serve me sheep meat or goat meat I'd eat it but it's not something I'd sort out to eat. My 7-yr-old son however loves lamb chops.

Smart boy!!
I grew up with lamb. LOVE lamb. Yes I DO seek it out. Wanted some for BDay dinner back in March, couldn't find a restaurant that had chops or rack. I'm sure it can be done in more populated areas. DD1, DW and I are going to Nova Scotia to look at 2 colleges late in the summer. Looking at places to stay near the closer one (a mere 10 hour drive) brought up a place that has a restaurant with rack of lamb. We are going to stay there and I AM going to order that

 

[RollingAcres]

Smart boy!!
I grew up with lamb. LOVE lamb. Yes I DO seek it out. Wanted some for BDay dinner back in March, couldn't find a restaurant that had chops or rack. I'm sure it can be done in more populated areas. DD1, DW and I are going to Nova Scotia to look at 2 colleges late in the summer. Looking at places to stay near the closer one (a mere 10 hour drive) brought up a place that has a restaurant with rack of lamb. We are going to stay there and I AM going to order that

I hope you GET your rack of lamb!