Local source for non-dairy cream?

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Not those little packets of artificial coffee-whitener; a friend of mine is looking for real cream but from goats, not cows.   We've found stores that sell goat's milk, but it's already homogenized, and seems to be kind of low-fat to begin with.  Does anyone know of a local source for goat cream?  Pasteurized is good, but preferably without extra thickeners or preservatives.  Even an independent dairy with a retail source within an hour's drive would be helpful.

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[lizzielizzie.livejournal.com]

My suggestion: Try locating a farm that makes goat cheese and seeing if they will sell you some. There's an excellent one way the hell out in Hubbardston, MA: http://www.chevre.com/index.html

[ursamajor]

Yep, this was going to be my suggestion - Westfield Farms. They sell goat cheese under the "Capri" label at the Brookline farmers' market - I've never seen goat-milk cream. Crystal Brook Farm sells goat cheese at the Copley farmers' market; they're worth a look, too. Otherwise, I'd try inquiring at places like Cambridge Naturals and maybe the Harvest Coop.

FWIW, the big name in goat milk that I always see in the supermarkets (Meyenberg) does not sell goat cream, so I suspect this is going to be hard to find.

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Hubbardston is about 1 hour and 10 minutes from Alewife Station by car, so I guess it's up to the OP to decide if that's worth the trip.

All the other goat farms on this list (http://www.newenglandgrown.com/pages/goats.html#ma) are more or less as far away. (I like the one that offers "Semen Available" but one presumes it's meant for impregnating one's own goats with.)

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

OK, I'm just going to go ahead and ask what everybody's thinking...

What's the goat cream for, precisely?

[belladonna.livejournal.com]

To put in coffee/tea, most likely.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but why goat? Less lactose or something?

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Some people are allergic to cow's milk but not to goat's milk.

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

For making goat caramel, actually (called cajeta in Mexico; it tastes extra good). It has a different flavor than cow-based caramel. But you have to use cream; milk has too much water in it to make candy.

[faerichilde.livejournal.com]

David Lebovitz's recipe for Cajeta in "The Perfect Scoop" calls for milk, not cream-and he says use goat if you can find it, but otherwise use cow's milk. I believe it is more of a caramel sauce than candy though, so if you are looking for caramel candy, it may not work.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks!

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

You can buy goat's milk caramel at Pemberton Farms.

[read-w.livejournal.com]

The fat globules in goat's milk are much smaller than in cow's milk, which means the cream separates very slowly and never as completely (i.e., it comes out of the goat pretty nearly homogenized). A mechanical separator will help (which is why it's possible to make goat butter), but it'll never get as much cream out as it would with cow's milk, so it's not really viable commercially. I suspect you'd have to find a dairy that makes goat butter, and you might have to make a special request for it even there.

By the way, goat or cow (or yak or camel), it's all dairy.

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Huh. That is a technical challenge, but I don't want to give up yet.

Actual goat farmer here

[sarahshevett.livejournal.com]

1. Goat cream is difficult. It does not separate like cow cream does.

2. Yes, one can make cajeta from milk.

3. Best chance is to find fresh clean goats milk and let it sit for 24-48 hours and then skim off the cream . This is what I do.

4. Goat milk is still dairy.

5. Here are some places to find goat milkers:( off the farm sales are legal in Mass).

American Dairy Goat Association
adga.org


http://www.nofamass.org/programs/organicdairy/index.php

http://www.nofamass.org/programs/organicdairy/consumers.php#dairy

[secretlyironic.livejournal.com]

I'd call the Sherman Market-- they'd definitely do a special order for you. Or the milk bar at Kickass Cupcakes.