tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post2084996551528866930..comments2023-09-02T03:03:26.994-07:00Comments on Vet On The Edge: Kefir MadnessAKDDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533003137934379516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-20959159607771197152009-09-16T06:37:18.194-07:002009-09-16T06:37:18.194-07:00oh I see someone has posted a comment on where to ...oh I see someone has posted a comment on where to get Keifer grains... duh sorry didn't see that before I asked...Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-37508169931456120552009-09-16T06:34:48.708-07:002009-09-16T06:34:48.708-07:00Keifer...interesting...
Where does someone who doe...Keifer...interesting...<br />Where does someone who does not have a friend to get their Keifer start from... get the Keifer grains? <br /><br />This sounds like something that would be fun to try...<br /><br />Hey if you get the giant cabbages you can make the KeiferKraut LOLTexanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-90167483827512488752009-09-10T10:32:08.186-07:002009-09-10T10:32:08.186-07:00For those of you looking for available kefir grain...For those of you looking for available kefir grains in your neighborhood, visit the international kefir list: <br />http://www.torontoadvisors.com/Kefir/kefir-list.phpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617881285659971411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-14491367017046937492009-09-10T00:36:14.276-07:002009-09-10T00:36:14.276-07:00Dragon: Me = devil, since I LOVE squash of all des...Dragon: Me = devil, since I LOVE squash of all descriptions, most especially pumpkin, pretty much any way you care to make it. I'm with you on the cabbage, though (again, pretty much any way you care to make it). And much respect for your stand on alcohol; the kefir is pretty low - 2% maybe - but still: stick to your guns. Not worth it to try out of curiosity.<br /><br />Della, kefir is a fermented milk product (well, usually it's made from milk). I think it was originally from the Caucasus region, which includes (I think) parts of the Russian Federation states, Georgia, Ajerbaijan, Turky, Armenia and Iran. Maybe some others I don't know. The fermenters are a variety of yeasts and bacteria which can act on other sugars besides milk sugars. They're not high alcohol producers - at least, not in milk. (I'm going to try some in apple juice, though, and see what happens). They do alter the lactose so that the lactose intolerant can usually tolerate it, though I'm not sure about those allergic to milk poteins; they might not change enough to become non-allergenic. The microbes produce a variety of metabolites which are beneficial to humans. There are some animal models which do show that the kefir microbes are capable of colonizing the GI tract and can out-compete pathogenic strains; whether this is true in humans I can't say for sure, but in some of the animal models, the kefir-fed animals (typically mice) show greater resistance to a challenge from pathogenic microbes than the control groups. Mind you, I have not read these studies personally, but the refernce cited was (IIRC) the Journal of Immunobiology, which I BELIEVE is a peer-reviewed journal like JAVMA (the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association) and JAMA (the human AMA version.) However... you must take this with a grain of salt - or maybe a grain of kefir - since I have not read the studies personally.AKDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533003137934379516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-85786464835601417092009-09-09T21:10:58.710-07:002009-09-09T21:10:58.710-07:00After thinking for years that I would Never Ever l...After thinking for years that I would Never Ever like cooking again, I recently found out that I was wrong. I am constantly thinking of how I could have made something better also. Can't leave well enough alone, if it could be even better... lol<br /><br />What is Kefir? I realize you defined it rather well... but I'm still clueless.Dellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-63063126953183205792009-09-09T17:57:25.683-07:002009-09-09T17:57:25.683-07:00Cabbage is good... Yay !!!
Squash is Devil food......Cabbage is good... Yay !!!<br />Squash is Devil food... Boo Hiss.<br />Being an alcoholic in recovery, I'll have to pass on the fermented k-basil or whatever but all the other outlandish stuff you all have up there might be fun.... ;)Dragon43https://www.blogger.com/profile/10300731439715496511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-78297087704800663292009-09-09T17:26:02.549-07:002009-09-09T17:26:02.549-07:00Silly MaskedMan and AKDD!Silly MaskedMan and AKDD!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-52858466865413907132009-09-09T09:12:54.284-07:002009-09-09T09:12:54.284-07:00Ah-ha! Bait the town's outer perimeter with mo...Ah-ha! Bait the town's outer perimeter with monster cabbages! Br'er Bear will never raid another trashcan again! Or, if he tries, we'll hear him a'comin'!<br /><br />Mind you, this might have an adverse impact on Br'er's social life, which may make him a touch on the testy side. Especially when Br'er Moose starts looking down his long nose at Br'er Bear and his uncouth ways...<br /><br />In a possibly related question:<br />Does monster cabbage make for monster Kimchee? And how does one defend oneself against monster kimchee? Should I call Br'er Moose to take a hand?<br /><br />On a slightly more serious note... Unfortunately, my wife, having grown up in the midwest, has quite had it with snow, ice, and cold; It'd be a hard sell. But, then again, I *did* convince her to let not one, but <i>TWO</i> dogs into the house... I might manage to pull that off, too. ;)MaskedManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847118110075039840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-28401039179894702932009-09-09T08:49:24.670-07:002009-09-09T08:49:24.670-07:00MM, I remember some of the things your wife invent...MM, I remember some of the things your wife invented to eat. You're a lucky man. As for moving north... there's plenty of space up here, and you'd like the weather, but I'm not sure about the rest of your family!<br /><br />Holly, I don't think the moose are so bad with cabbage - after all, they have a rumen to deal with such things, and they know how to eructate (which means to burp softly through the nose, so as not to appear boorish... or attract predators). What would really be bad are when the bears eat all your cabbages. Bears are monogastrics, just like us, so.....! But, hey - at least you'd be able to hear them coming so you could get out of the way. It would be like a bear-safety device.AKDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533003137934379516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-87572502634423300882009-09-09T04:22:29.253-07:002009-09-09T04:22:29.253-07:00*giggle* the kefir is getting to you!
"I exp...*giggle* the kefir is getting to you!<br /><br />"I expect that sooner or later he'll be bringing in some "extra" cabbages, most of which will weigh in excess of 20# (that is, if the moose didn't eat them again this year)."<br /><br />ooooo, can you imagine the nuclear explosions from a moose that ate too much giantic cabbage???!!!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-46688645709879796712009-09-09T04:21:54.142-07:002009-09-09T04:21:54.142-07:00So... This Kefir thing. You say you like it? And i...So... This Kefir thing. You say you like it? And it's good?<br />:p<br /><br />I'm right there with you on the recipe, or lack thereof. Fortunately, I married a woman whom is every bit as food-instructiosn challenged as I am. Maybe that means we should be moving north..?MaskedManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847118110075039840noreply@blogger.com