Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Lynn One can get vegetarian ghee. The kind I purchase is made from canola oil, but there are others made from soy. Just look for vegetable ghee. I find it at my local grocery stores, but we have a large east indian (vegetarian) population so there is demand for it. ghee itself is not vegan as far as I know. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Hi Lynn, You have a good question, not a stupid one <grin>. Ghee is a food that is made from dairy and therefore is not one that a vegan would use. BL has mentioned that there are some vegetable based ghee's available, but I have never used them or even found them in stores. They would be acceptable. Anything produced by or made from an animal product is not vegan, as vegans are 100% plant based in diet. I've never tried ghee before, so don't know the answer to your question regarding taste and if it contains lactose and casien. Sorry, but someone else here may know? ~ LaDonna ~ >>>>>>>Stupid question: Is ghee (clarified butter) a food that you fellow vegans eat? It's not vegan, is it, since it's made from butter, which is made from milk fat... ? If you DO use it, does it TASTE like butter? Does it contain lactose and casien? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 <I've never tried ghee before, so don't know the answer to your question regarding taste and if it <contains lactose and casien. I must have missed that part of the question. Technically, ghee should contain no lactose or casein because it is just the fats from milk BUT that said, I do not believe that rendering butter will be able to remove ALL the proteins or sugars. There will still be a trace of them in the end product and that would be enough to cause a reaction in an allergic person. That said, those who advocate the use of ghee for autistic children, for example, state that the trace amounts are too miniscule to cause a reaction. LaDonna, if you have an asian market anywhere near you, they are more likely to have the vegetable ghee. BL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Ghee I take 3 pounds of butternad put them in a crockpot. I had one that I could set the temp to 325F Let it heat for a few hours. You have to watch. Milk solids will go to the top and to the bottom. When the milk solids on the bottom start to get a little brown - little is the key word. WATCH so it doesn't burn. I have a big screen strainer that I mount like a tripod over a glass bowl. I have a piece of sheer nylon cloth inside the strainer. When the ghee is ready, just pour the ghee into the bowl. The solids will remain in the nylon. Those have a lot of salt, fat and toxins in the fat. The ghee should be golden. GB Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1 & cent;/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Thanks! I'll have to make this. I have lots of cheese cloth that should work just fine for straining it. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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