4.5 gallons of milk has made a pound of butter, a pound of mozzarella, a quart of buttermilk, 6 oz of ricotta, and I have 2 lbs of gouda & a half gallon of yogurt in process. I made a whey brine and I'll be freezing some for mildew treatment in next year's garden. I'll probably give some to the raccoons, too. 😅 2 gallons left from this round. I'll make manchego tomorrow and out that whey on the compost. Any other cheesecakes? If so, what do you do with your whey?

My neighbor-friend messaged me tonight saying that she is backlogged 14 gallons of milk from their cow, who is still producing 4 gal/day, so I guess I'll be making a bunch of cheese and butter over the next few days. I think I'm going to try making gouda and manchego.

Last harvest is always fun. I have quit caring weeks ago. The plants have mostly died back or froze. Clearing out the last round, I find all sorts of weird stuff, like this tiny pumpkin or this deformed attempt at a twin jalapeno and sometimes even a comically large cucumber. It weigh 2.4lbs. 1 rosemary remains that I need to decide if I'm chopping down or transplanting to a pot. Otherwise, I am finished!

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