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Sweden Farm Makes Pricey Moose Cheese
yahoo ^ | 6/23/04

Posted on 06/23/2004 2:55:14 PM PDT by 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.


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To: cyborg
Boy, did I ever set myself up here. I fogot who I was dealing with...

:-)

61 posted on 06/23/2004 3:47:51 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (You need tons click "co-ordinating")
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To: SandyInSeattle

fogot = forgot


62 posted on 06/23/2004 3:48:05 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (You need tons click "co-ordinating")
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To: SandyInSeattle

You fogot you were here.


63 posted on 06/23/2004 3:50:44 PM PDT by knak
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To: SandyInSeattle

hehehe yep we've all done that before :)


64 posted on 06/23/2004 3:50:48 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: OSHA
Hawaiian Moose?

Oh yah. Smoked in palm leaves, served with mango chutney. Yum!

65 posted on 06/23/2004 3:57:35 PM PDT by glock rocks (I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything.)
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To: knak
We hope later on to be able also to export more of the cheese

If we utilize Freeper buying power we can lock up the supply. 100 cases of that flatbread stuff is on order.

66 posted on 06/23/2004 4:00:45 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: knak
I once had a moose on the loose in my hoose!

/wait....that wasn't me.

67 posted on 06/23/2004 4:02:54 PM PDT by Normal4me
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To: knak

Now look, you Swedes--

you just

HAVE

to name it

. . . drum roll . . .

FREEPER CHEESE!

Especially for eating in showers.


68 posted on 06/23/2004 4:17:36 PM PDT by Quix (Choose this day whom U will serve: Shrillery & demonic goons or The King of Kings and Lord of Lords)
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To: knak
I'm Chief Moose, and I approved this message.


69 posted on 06/23/2004 4:27:27 PM PDT by cabrera
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To: knak

Anybody- All your moose are __________________!


70 posted on 06/23/2004 4:27:29 PM PDT by herewego
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To: herewego

This is a great opportunity for the Swedish midgets who can milk the moose while standing up.


71 posted on 06/23/2004 4:33:30 PM PDT by San Jacinto
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To: OSHA

I kinda like the Poop Moose. I kinda like it a lot.


72 posted on 06/23/2004 4:41:29 PM PDT by Hank Rearden (Refuse to let anyone who could only get a government job tell you how to run your life.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Don't forget to bring some back with you.

(But don't try to pass it off as one of your kids, or you'll have some splainin' to do...)


73 posted on 06/23/2004 4:49:23 PM PDT by mikrofon (Heluva Gouda cheese)
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To: Hank Rearden

Me too, but they're kinda pricey.


74 posted on 06/23/2004 4:51:27 PM PDT by OSHA (This is a loaner. My real tagline is in the shop.)
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To: OSHA
Me too, but they're kinda pricey.

Considering they're wooden statues that crap candy, they are indeed.

Now, if they were titanium statues that crapped candy . . . . . . .

75 posted on 06/23/2004 4:56:46 PM PDT by Hank Rearden (Refuse to let anyone who could only get a government job tell you how to run your life.)
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To: mewzilla
A Møøse once bit my sister ...

We understand Mr. mewzilla and we certainly don't want to bring back any painful memories, but you can be a big help to us. Bite-mark analysis from your sister has led us to believe that one of these three mooses is the serial sister snacker. But the evidence is not conclusive enough to make an arrest. If you can ID the perp, then we have enough to get a warrant to do a body search for toothbrush handle scars.

Relax...Take your time....We want you to be sure...They can't see you and we wont let them hurt you.


76 posted on 06/23/2004 4:59:51 PM PDT by OSHA (This is a loaner. My real tagline is in the shop.)
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To: knak

I bet it's tasty!


77 posted on 06/23/2004 5:05:10 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: glock rocks

Oh we're going to a hukilau
A moosey huki moosey huki hukilau
Everybody loves the hukilau
Where the laulau is the kaukau at the luau
We throw our nets out into the sea
And all the mooses come a swimming to me
Oh, we're going to a hukilau
A moosey moosey moosey hukilau


78 posted on 06/23/2004 5:08:15 PM PDT by OSHA (This is a loaner. My real tagline is in the shop.)
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To: OSHA
A moose cheese haiku?
This could be very series.
If not series, hugh.
79 posted on 06/23/2004 5:18:11 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack ("We deal in hard calibers and hot lead." - Roland Deschaines)
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To: knak

Well I guess my sister's going to have to change her vacation plans.


80 posted on 06/23/2004 5:20:26 PM PDT by Old Professer (Interests in common are commonly abused.)
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