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.
Alright who stuck this breaking news?
| Subject: | Moose Cheese Roll |
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| From: | Unknown |
| Date Posted: | 11/12/2003 5:00:15 PM |
| Recipe: 1 1/2 - 2 lbs. lean ground moose 1 egg 3/4 c. bread or cracker crumbs 1/2 c. finely chopped onion 1/2 c. chili sauce 1/2 c. hot catsup 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. oregano Dash of garlic powder 1/8 tsp. pepper 1 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese Combine meat, egg, crumbs, salt, pepper, onion and garlic. Combine chili sauce, catsup and tomato sauce in small bowl. Add 1/3 of mixture to meat; blend. Place a sheet of waxed paper in a 9x13x2 pan. Pat meat on paper. Sprinkle cheeses evenly over meat. Roll up like a jelly roll. Press to seal ends. Place in a foil lined square pan. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Drain off fat. Pour remaining sauce over meat. Bake 15 minutes more. Serve with mashed potatoes and creamed peas. Makes 6 to 8 servings. |
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Not me
me either
A moose once bit my cheese!
Maybe next time you can resist putting it in breaking news, huh?
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May 24, 2004 / Vol. 163 No. 20 The Use of a Moose
It's creamy, strong and good for your elk
Ever milked a moose? Meet Helga, Juna and Gullan—three cows weighing nearly half a ton each, who live on Europe's only moose dairy farm: the Algens Hus near Bjurholm, some 60 km west of Umeå in northern Sweden. Together they yield enough milk to allow owners Christer and Ulla Johansson to produce about 350 kg of a tasty, healthy cheese. High in protein and low in fat, the delicacy—which can only be made during the May-to-September milking season—comes in three varieties: one similar to a Camembert, the other blue like a Gorgonzola, and the third moist and slightly sour like feta cheese. The only catch is the price: the couple sells to upmarket restaurants across the Continent at a whopping $600 per kilogram. Why so high? "It's very hard work to farm these huge, wild animals," says Christer Johansson, who, inspired by similar farms in Russia, opened the 24-hectare "Moose House" seven years ago. Most of the cheese is sold on site in the farm shop—King Carl Gustav is said to have once ordered some—or in specialty stores across Sweden. For those who want to try the unusual dairy product before they spend a small fortune, Algens Hus' restaurant offers delicious moose-cheese dishes. Try the cheese plain with bread or biscuits, or better yet, frozen moose mousse: it's best served with raspberries.
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We did. We all need a break from the gloom and doom media now and then.
bttt
I did resist and didn't do it.
Buddy, are you ever late to this party.
Bless you, and your ... um... calves?
that can't be right. nevermind.
here's the lyrics to the song that my daughter learned at girl scout camp last week, that she just sang (and danced!) for me ... she claims she learned it while riding horses in the rocky mountains.
it's somehow appropriate on this auspicious occasion.
Hukilau - by Jack Owens
Oh we're going to a hukilau
A huki huki huki 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 amaama come a swimming to me
Oh, we're going to a hukilau
A huki huki huki hukilau
What a beautiful day for fishing
That old Hawaiian way
Where the hukilau nets are swishing
Down in old Laie bay
A huki huki huki 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 amaama come a swimming to me
Oh, we're going to a hukilau
A huki huki huki hukilau
The moose is the largest member of the deer family. Its scientific name is Alces alces.
Mooses are for the most part sort of a brownish color, though they can range from light beige to almost black.
The plural of moose is "moose." We at the Mickey Moose Club choose to ignore this fact.
Mooses are very large. It's best not to mess with them, especially during rutting season. Probly good advice here
Each year in Alaska, there are more moose-related deaths than bear-related deaths.
Mooses are herbivores, and it's a darn good thing they are. Otherwise there'd be even more moose-related deaths.
The moose is the official State Animal of Maine.
The moose is found all over the Northern Hemisphere, in Europe, Asia, and North America.
The history of the name of this animal is somewhat confusing. Before the "discovery" of the New World, the Asian/European variety was called by names related to the English word elk. (Many of these names are still around -- see the International Moose Dictionary, below.) The North American elk, or wapiti, is an entirely different animal found only on this continent. So... In Europe and Asia, an elk is a moose. In North America, an elk is a wapiti, and a moose is a moose.
The word "moose" itself is derived from the Natik word "moos," itself supposedly descended from the Proto-Algonquian *mooswa, meaning "the animal that strips bark off of trees."
This is not to be confused with "dog," the animal that barks.
Only the bull moose has antlers, and they fall off every winter. The cow has better things to do than grow silly appendages.
The last words of Henry David Thoreau are reported to be, "Moose. Indian."
Do you live near mooses? Are you a moose researcher or moosophile? If you have more information about this noblest of animals, the moose, we'd love to hear from you. Please e-mail us at moose@mickeymoose.org.
I hate moose.
I shower daily at 7 o'clock a.m.
meese youngins.
Hawaiian Moose?
I'll read later, I'm in the shower.
how would we know without evidence!
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