the smell of goats milk

[cecil39]

this may seem an odd question, but does goats milk smell as horrible as it did when i tried it forty years ago? when my daughter had a dry skin i tried giving her goats milk, but no matter how i tried to disguise it she could smell it and refused to drink it, is it treated now so that the smell is better?

[cathfromsaron]

we use st helens goats' milk and it defo isn't smelly now!

apparently, if the billy gets 'near' the nanny when she is feeding it can cause a pong, but that doesn't happen now!

cath x

[cathfromsaron]

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[cathfromsaron]

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[jomifl]

Forty years ago I had a couple of milk goats. It certainly is different to cows milk and the taste doesn't go with everything but I wouldn't describe it as horrible, then or now. I do think it varies a lot from goat to goat and according to the goat's diet, so that may be the reason.

[pdust]

i used to get milk from a neighbour every so often if i ran out, i didnt know for ages what he was giving me was goats milk not cow milk.... its 20 odd years ago but i cant remember it smelling or tasting any different (though my memory is bad)

[jamesnan]

My daughter buys goats milk from Tesco, and there is no difference now to ordinary milk - we too used to buy it for her and it did smell, but you really now cannot tell the difference, and no one has ever commented on the taste when given it.

[cecil39]

thanks for that cath, i think you'r right about the billy goat, the lady we got our milk from had a billy in the same paddock as the nannies, and boy did he pong, never thought of it makig the milk smell though, i got some this morning but have yet to try it, thanks everyone for your help.

[cathfromsaron]

pleasure cecil!

hope you can find some tastes to suit you all!

cath x

[dickythecook]

Billy goats manage to pee on their own heads and the resulting perfume makes them irresistable to the nannies. If they are lactating, increased hormone levels makes the milk very strong.

[Anngel123]

If they are lactating?? Surely they would not be producing milk if they were not? I also drink Delamare and St Helen's and was surprised that it does not have the ammoniac flavour I remembered from a teenager. I don't know if they filter it in some way now. It tastes slightly different but I think anyone would struggle to tell in drinks and on sweet cereals.

[cecil39]

thanks everyone, i have tried it now and its fine, made lovely porridge and custard as well.