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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fogot = forgot
You fogot you were here.
hehehe yep we've all done that before :)
Oh yah. Smoked in palm leaves, served with mango chutney. Yum!
If we utilize Freeper buying power we can lock up the supply. 100 cases of that flatbread stuff is on order.
/wait....that wasn't me.
Now look, you Swedes--
you just
HAVE
to name it
. . . drum roll . . .
FREEPER CHEESE!
Especially for eating in showers.
Anybody- All your moose are __________________!
This is a great opportunity for the Swedish midgets who can milk the moose while standing up.
I kinda like the Poop Moose. I kinda like it a lot.
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...)
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 . . . . . . .
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.
I bet it's tasty!
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
Well I guess my sister's going to have to change her vacation plans.
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