I can't drink buttermilk; for that matter, I can't drink milk at all.  Never have been able to.

Buttermilk is indispensible for cooking and baking, though.  I remember my grandma pouring the freshly obtained (hand milked from their three dairy cows) through the separater in the small building they called The Creamery.  She churned her own butter, too.

As I have never liked milk, even as a kid, I didn't care for the milk or the buttermilk.  But the butter?  OMG, if ONLY I could have even one stick of that now...

For baking and for coating foods that are to be fried and/or battered, I use this product:

  It's awesome!  It's a dry concentrated buttermilk powder; 4 tablespoons of the powder + 1 cup water = 1 cup buttermilk.  It tastes really good; for buttermilk pancakes, biscuits, cornbread,homemade ranch dressing, batter for fried fish, fried green tomatoes, zucchini, onion rings, etc.  Once opened, it must be kept in the refrigerator.

Then there's that old saw that you can combine a T of vinegar with a cup of regular milk to make 'buttermilk'.  It does make SOUR milk but it's not the same as buttermilk.  The buttermilk powder is a much better substitution for freshly churned buttermilk.

My old boss, who retired 8 years ago, had a favorite meal.   It was a leftover meatloaf sandwich and a glass of cold buttermilk! 

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Wow, I never heard of that product before. When I buy buttermilk for cooking, I always end up having to throw out what I didn't use. Sounds like this would be great for batter for those fried green tomatoes and squash. Also hushpuppies!! Now the homemade ranch (I forgot to mention below), I'd still prob. want to use the real thing for that! But I'm willing to give this a try. Thanks for the tip./Catrin

I fried my okra with it and it was awesome! At the place where I got the buttermilk, they also had Amish butter. I guess the Amish churn better butter than we English do! Anyway, I can't wait to get home from work and drink some MORE!!!!! eom/pm oh ps I have seen that at the store, the stuff you're talking about. I mean, ''about which you are talking.'' LOL eom/pm

ooooooooo...powdered buttermilk would be great for my kitchen. I keep dried milk also for cooking. ~Evil Charity

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Posted by: Catrin
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 20:04:38 2008
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I'm a southern gal and would not dream of making cornbread or biscuits without it!  Don't think I have drank (drunk? drinken?) it in a long time but fresh-churned?  Yeah, I'd try it but it would have to be cold and very fresh, served with a hot biscuit.  And I do recall the delicacy of fresh-crumbled cornbread w/buttermilk in a bowl, lol!  But fresh-churned??  You lucky dog, you!

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This was super-ice cold and AWESOME!!!!!! I don't even remember how much it cost because I DID NOT CARE. LOL! I guess that would make it a drug, huh? eom/pm

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Posted by: Dana
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 19:41:24 2008
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I only like it IN my baked goods.

Mac Mac liked buttermilk and crumbled cornbread in a bowl with diced onions and salt and pepper.

um... ew!

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My great-grandma loved this too! I remember watching her, when I was a kid, as she crumbled cornbread into her glass of buttermilk and stirred it up.~Carissa

YOu know, I've never done that and have always heard of people doing that, so tomorrow (I have an obligation this evening) I will make some cornbread and turn around and crumble it up in my buttermilk! I mean, I EAT cornbread WITH my buttermilk but never IN it. I am eager to try it! eom/pm

You had better let the corn bread get cold before you put it in your buttermilk, not good when it is hot..........MeMe

Yes Ma'AM!!!!!! Love, pm

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Posted by: misspm
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 18:37:01 2008
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I'm with Paul and Chris (GAG)

My mom used to like buttermilk...I would see that thick liquid with the chunks in it and shudder from my head down to my toes, LOL

It does make good homemade biscuits and cakes though.

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The chunks are the best part! eom/pm

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Posted by: Paulsmom
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 18:20:48 2008
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Wow. Um, I think I am in the minority.

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Posted by: Evil Charity
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 18:14:57 2008
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Wow. I cook with buttermilk quite often...I had not even for a moment considered drinking it. I don't even like regular milk and opt for a small amount of Silk in my cereal every morning.

Didn't you write something a while back about drinking goat's milk? Me thinks you have a dairy fixation ;-)

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I probably do. I know Paul does. He loves his milk. He orders it everywhere. Rarely drinks soda. Yes, I got goat's milk . Boy does it stink. It smells like, well, the back part of the goat. Tastes ok if you can get past the stink. eom/pm

I have a sensitive nose, so ain't no way I'm getting a glass of that stuff close to my face! I'll just have to take your word for it :) I do LOVE goats cheese though!~Evil Charity

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Posted by: Jana
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 18:03:25 2008
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I have never had one sip of buttermilk.  Just pouring it into a cup for a recipe makes me gag. All the older women in my family, ggrandma, grandma, mom loved it but the gene skipped me.

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Well it can be an acquired taste, but oh it's so goood! eom/pm

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Posted by: Anne
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 18:02:47 2008
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My Dad loves buttermilk. I can't even smell the stuff.

 

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My mom, dad, and I all loved it. MMMM! My mom made the best biscuits with it. I can't make biscuits to save my life. eom/pm

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Posted by: Martimmy
Date posted: Thu Jul 17 17:34:25 2008
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Oh freakin' gross! I'd rather drink diarrhea I think.

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Ditto. cgem eom

LOL they rank about equal in my books! EWWWWWWWWWWW. Di

Oh, ME TOO!!! That is just too gross!!! Can't you just SEE it sticking to your arteries???!!!!!!! Death! eom fuzzwuzz

You don't know what you're missing! eom/pm

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