I nursed princess until a little past 2 years, then she just decided to stop. Not suddenly, thank goodness, but I made sure that she got nursed during her eye and ear surgeries and recoveries. Now, one of our good family friends gives us fresh Jersey cow milk and all the extra cream we could ever want. She refused to drink homogenized milk at all now, and her skin and hair look great and she is growing well. When she won't eat whatever is for dinner, at least I know she is drinking that fresh milk. The hassle with fresh is you definitely want to use glass containers if you can, plastic with raw milk seems to sour faster. The cow is certified A2/A2, which means the protein in her milk is easier to digest. Sometimes I can get fresh farmstead cheese too. If princess decided to start nursing again, it probably wouldn't take long to start production, but she loves her cow's milk now. It's my DH that I have to cook special for. He has IBS, so I cook everything with fresh ingredients, and can't use preservatives or soy or too much dairy. Sauces are a no-no. He's not allergic to soy, but it sure gives him a bellyache, so I look on every ingredient list for it. No artificial colors, either. There's only one brand of yogurt he will eat because it doesn't hurt his belly, the brown cow brand, and he won't try anything else for fear of sickness from IBS. I make a lot of meat and potatoes. I do love baking, however, and as long as I make everything from scratch, most baked goods settle well. Box mixes, however, are a no go.
. That one would for sure have made your application list quite manageable....
