Whipping up a batch of mother's milk ice cream.
I saw reports of the Baby Gaga ice-cream made out of breast milk circulating but I didn’t blog about it because, while I’m an advocate of breast feeding, this just looked liked a publicity stunt and not a very interesting one. It’s been done- paint, yogurt, cheese, kefir have all been made from mother’s milk.
But now, it gets interesting because the government has swooped in an confiscated the ice cream over concerns that the milk may spread viruses like hepatitis.
The owner of the ice-cream shop says that all the mothers have been meticulously screened at the same level as blood donors, and that “If the ice cream is not safe, then these mothers pose a serious risk to their babies.” But I say that’s their own personal concern and not a concern to the public at large and there is a huge difference between enjoying a tasty treat and receiving life saving blood.
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I’d try a sample. Some people eat unpasteurized dairy products, some people eat fugu (that bit of blowfish what nearly killed Homer). So long as it was prepared by a professional, and people know what the risks are, go for it.
I’m also reminded of artist Toi Sennhauser and her beer allegedly brewed with yeast from her own vadge. Not so eager to try that, lovely as she is.
I would drink that beer, but you never know how it’s going to taste as different yeasts create different flavors. But I hardly think it’ll taste like vage.
The state of CA raided a food co-op that sold unpasteurized milk. You have to know your food source and what the risks are.
It’s not the taste of vadge I mind, it’s the thought of a yeast infection that does!
How about milk from Elton John?
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/03/01/irish-artist-depicts-elton-john-breastfeeding/
Also, it occurs to me that this wouldn’t be halal, as Islam declares anyone who drinks milk from the same woman as siblings, unable to marry but allowed to be casual or unveiled around each other. My mother and two of her closest friends took turns breast-feeding when they had babies together, so in Arabic countries I have four extra sisters and another brother!