You don't see too many cows around here. Mostly it's goats and sheep, and there isn't any milking of goats that I know of. Anyway, we don't really like goat milk!
There is fresh cow's milk available here in Nampula, from Maputo (2 days drive south) and last I checked it was about $8 a gallon. Price has probably gone up by now. Prices on the boxed long-life (Parmelat) milk range from $8 to $10 a gallon, so needless to say we try to drink powdered milk, but even that is a bit pricey.
Recently, we received a personal donation that allowed us to buy this big bag of powdered milk - more than 50 pounds of good Irish powdered milk! The taste leaves something to be desired, but the kids have gotten used to it and drink it a couple of times a day. On our recent vacation to Malawi, though, we drank only fresh milk, and consumed tons of it since it just tasted SO good! :-)
The cost of a bag like this is over $200, believe it or not, but it will last us for months and is significantly cheaper than purchasing powdered milk by the box/can. So, every day we scoop some out into our nalgene bottle with the screw-top lid, fill it with water, and shake it up. Bottoms up! - cami
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