http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/health/8-alternative-uses-for-breastmilk-150830
If the milk is stored properly and is not too old (a good rule of thumb is 6 hours at room temperature, 6 days in the fridge, and 6 months in the freezer, and 12 months in a deep freezer), milk banks for mothers who cannot provide their babies with their own milk are a very worthy first option. If looking for alternative ways to feed extra milk to a growing baby, toddler, or even adults, check out these ideas:
- Make butter! Just put a few ounces of milk in a clean jar and shake vigorously until you have butter.
- Ice cream can be made by simply substituting human milk for cow's milk. A great option for moms on a dairy-free diet who are craving ice cream.
- Freeze it into popsicles or ice cubes for summertime or teething babies.
- Make cheese like the chef who first set off the media firestorm years ago.
- Use it as a creamer for coffees and other drinks.
- Substitute for cow's milk with human milk in baking or cooking recipes.
- Donate it to chemo patients, whose digestion can be aided by breastmilk.
- There is a seemingly-endless list of non-food uses for human milk with its antifungal properties, from removing makeup to relieving scrapes and burns.
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on Jul. 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM
YPu actually should let the milk separate before you try to make butter. You can just skim the cream right off the top.
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on Jul. 9, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Cool.... I should make butter with the kids it would be a fun project. I have enough milk coming out that I'm sharing with a momma
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