Sweden Farm Makes Pricey Moose Cheese

yahoo ^ | 6/23/04

[knak]

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - It's healthy and tasty, for those with expensive tastes. Farmers in northern Sweden are milking moose and making cheese, which they sell for a lot of dough — nearly $500 a pound. The buyers include upscale hotels and restaurants in Sweden.

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Christer Johansson and his wife, Ulla, started their 59-acre dairy farm "Moose House" seven years ago in Bjursholm, 404 miles north of the capital, Stockholm. They claim it is the only moose dairy farm in Europe.

The Johanssons currently have 14 moose in the fields but only three — "Gullan," "Haelga" and "Juna" — can be milked.

The three cows, who stay outdoors all year, were abandoned calves found in the woods around Bjursholm and taken in by the Johansson family.

"Fortunately they know and love us, because they weigh about 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). They see us almost as their own calves," Christer Johansson said.

The Johanssons were inspired by similar facilities in eastern Russia, although those produce only milk, he said.

The moose only produce milk between May and September, the time from when they calve to when they are in heat again, Christer Johansson said. It takes up to two hours to milk a moose and they each produce up to a gallon of milk a day.

"That's one of the reasons why the cheese is so expensive," he said.

The milk, which contains 12 percent fat and as much protein, is refrigerated and curdling is done three times per year, crating about 660 pounds of cheese a year. It is made in three varieties and can be sampled at the farm's restaurant.

"We hope later on to be able also to export more of the cheese, especially the somewhat sour feta-type, which is laid down in oil and easy to transport," he said.

The Johansson farm attracts about 25,000 visitors a year.

[OSHA]

http://www.poopmoose.com/

[steveo]

a 800+ post thread. Moose cheese...

[Poodlebrain]

I demand equal time for Reg Llama.

[BenLurkin]

Moose Head Cheese
by Frank Dufresne

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Skin out the head, saving all cartilage like the ears and the nose and the lips. Chop into pot-sized chunks and boil until the flesh and cartilage come free. Take out the bones and excess water. Season the rest with salt, pepper, sage and other herbs to taste. Cook until right consistency reached, then pour in pan molds to cool. Then lock the doors to keep out the neighbors.
Also works with deer, caribou, elk and mountain sheep.



http://www.visi.com/~wick/axe/moose-head-cheese.html

[mewzilla]

#31563 Moose Balls

1 1/2 c Peanut butter
2 c Rice Krispies
1 c Confectioners sugar

Mix together to form little balls (place on waxed paper). Refrigerate
for at least 1 hour. Melt 12 ounce package of chocolate chips with
1/2 stick paraffin, dip peanut butter balls into chocolate mixture
with toothpicks. Let set on waxed paper.
Suggested yield: 1 Servings

[thackney]

"moose cheese" ping

[JennysCool]

Is it classy green-eyed moose cheese?

[Admin Moderator]

THIS IS SERIES!

[Cooter]

My sister bit some moose cheese...

[Admin Moderator]

Ping

[eleni121]

Chief Moose loves moose cheese

[itsamelman]

Sorry folks, thread's closed. Moose out front shoulda told ya...

[OSHA]

When my Grandfather died he left my sister two Stradivaris.
Yep!



You should.....Come see the violins inherited by my sister.

[Tax-chick]

Moose cheese

[hispanarepublicana]

This is Muenstrous! I Camembert to be without this cheese! It would be Gouda them to send us some!

[mewzilla]

From this link on strange headlines:

Moose Cheese To Oust Dung As Swedish Souvenir

[adam_az]

Breaking news....

Breaking wind....

Cutting cheese...

Something about this story stinks!

[glock rocks]

glockmoose^TM

[knak]

cheese very series

[wolfman]

I refuse to reply to this thread. It's too silly.