{"id":4856,"date":"2017-02-08T13:27:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteaderdepot.com\/?p=4856"},"modified":"2017-02-08T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:27:15","slug":"the-easiest-way-to-skim-raw-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2017\/02\/08\/the-easiest-way-to-skim-raw-milk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Easiest Way to Skim Raw Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cold glass of fresh milk is a delicious, wholesome treat. If it\u2019s non-homogenized, the higher-fat cream will naturally separate from the milk to be skimmed for butter, whipped cream, or to splash into a hot cup of coffee. The traditional skimming process, however, is a tedious repetition of scooping out the cream ladle after ladle (and sometimes spoonful after spoonful). If this setback has kept you from enjoying the bliss of fresh cream, here is an incredibly easy method to try using a siphon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <b>Supplies:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A clothespin (the kind with the metal spring)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 Vinyl Tube, \u00bc\u201d or more wide and at least 3 feet long (use afflink for this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000HE5DUG\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000HE5DUG&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=insthewhipicf-20\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">product<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A jar large enough to hold the skimmed milk<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Directions:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put a jar of milk where the cream has risen to the top on a high surface, like a counter or table.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a chair or stepstool to hold the empty jar well below the level of the milk jar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insert one end of the tube down into the milk until it hits the bottom. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create suction to start the milk flowing through the tube.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the dry end of the tube into the empty jar and allow the skimmed milk to flow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clip the tube to the rim of the milk jar so you don\u2019t have to hold it. Now you can walk away and make lunch!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For half a gallon of milk, the skimming process with this method should take about ten \u00a0minutes. When the milk is almost done draining, come back and keep an eye on it. You can see a thin line of cream start to get pulled down into the suction if you leave it in place. Just move the milk end of the tube around the bottom of the jar like a vacuum until all the skim milk is gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To clean the tube, simply run hot water and antibacterial dish soap through it until it is clear of milk, and give it a good rinse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, with virtually no effort, you\u2019ve skimmed yourself some delicious, healthy cream to use however you wish. Wasn\u2019t that easy?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this, you might also like\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/ac883p2j6a402pvdyn7euajkqw.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Can You Defend Your Family When SHTF<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/8ef9flvm5e266ovn2ep3m6oq5q.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natural Healing Secrets You Need to Know\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/fbc1di-o66zb4f5egeoen4h9eu.hop.clickbank.net\/?tid=NEWADS\">Effective Primal Diet Hacks\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cold glass of fresh milk is a delicious, wholesome treat. If it\u2019s non-homogenized, the higher-fat cream will naturally separate from the milk to be skimmed for butter, whipped cream, or to splash into a hot cup of coffee. The traditional skimming process, however, is a tedious repetition of scooping out the cream ladle after<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-grid-button\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/2017\/02\/08\/the-easiest-way-to-skim-raw-milk\/\">Read More <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[143,151,456,501],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/survivalhomesteader.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}