Pasteurized milk that has gone sour
I have 1/2 gallon of milk (not raw) that turned sour in fridge (not curdled). Hate to throw it away. Can I safely use it to make cottage cheese or put into a chocolate cake?
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Is half a gallon of milk that you may not need to throw out worth getting food poisoning over? If I had to choose between possible bloody diarrhea, vomiting, severe pain, seizures and possibly even death and spending a few more dollars, I certainly would spend a few more dollars.
Throw the stuff away. If it's gone sour, you have a lively colony of bacteria in there.
They may or may not be harmful, but I cannot stress enough that it's simply too dangerous to try.
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Spoiled milk usually refers to pasteurized milk that smells and tastes off due to the growth of bacteria that survived the pasteurization process. Most of these bacteria aren't considered health-promoting and could make you sick ( 2 ).Is Sour pasteurized milk safe?
[Scroll down for Gunders' pancake recipe. Note: As long as it's pasteurized, sour milk is unlikely to make you sick, Gunders writes, because as milk ages, it becomes more acidic, creating an environment "unfriendly to microbes that might cause illness." Raw milk is a different story.]What happens if you drink spoiled pasteurized milk?
A small sip of spoiled milk is unlikely to cause symptoms beyond a bad taste. Drinking larger amounts of spoiled milk can cause stomach distress resulting in abdominal cramping, vomiting and diarrhea (like a food-borne illness). In most cases, symptoms caused by drinking spoiled milk resolve within 12-24 hours.What can I do with milk that has gone sour?
You can also use leftover sour milk in place of buttermilk in any of these recipes from Steamy Kitchen; BLT Salad with Buttermilk Dressing, Buttermilk Biscuits or with this Buttermilk Fried Chicken!\
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Answer 2
Cottage Cheese, Buttermilk, Yogurt, Cheese...These are all things that are made in specific conditions, controlled in order to get a desired result.
Milk that has been in a container (that has been opened numerous times in uncontrolled environments) goes sour because of undesirable conditions and should not be confused with properly cultured dairy products. EVER.
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You can cook with it in place of buttermilk. If it is NOT curdled and went sour in the fridge there is absolutely nothing wrong with making biscuits, panckes, cornbread etc with it. Honestly there's nothing to be afraid of, make sure whatever you make is cooked through completely and don't use it if it's already separated into curds and whey.
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