The Candy

How long do the caramels last?

About a week at room temperature, a couple of weeks in the refrigerator, and months in the freezer. They don't really go bad, but the butter and sugar crystals separate and leave you with a grainy candy that still tastes good, but doesn't have the soft, creamy texture that we all would prefer our caramels to have.

Note: The chocolate on the chocolate covered caramels will melt at room temperature, so it is suggested they always be stored in the refrigerator.

 

Do the caramels contain corn syrup?

Yes. Corn syrup is often used in candy making processes because it contains long chains of glucose molecules that keep the sucrose molecules in the sugar from crystallizing. If those long chained glucose molecules were not used you would end up with grainy caramel.

 

Do your confections contain GMO ingredients?

Possibly. None of our ingredients are specifically bought as non-GMO or organic due to cost.

 

How many calories are in the caramels?

I'm honestly not sure.

 

Will these be bad for my teeth?

Our caramels are not extremely sticky like taffy, but they are caramels. They are sticky to some degree, and while most people do not have problems with them I have had customers say they could not eat them because of their teeth, so this is a call you will have to make.

 

The Goats

What breed of goats do you raise?

At Roman Goat Dairy we raise Alpine goats. We chose them as they are the second highest producing dairy goat breed as far as milk quantity, and since we are not making cheese the butterfat percentage of our milk does not need to be as high as in milk produced by breeds such as Nubians or Nigerian Dwarves. We also just love their personalities and colors!

 

What do you feed them?

All of our goats are fed a mix of bermuda and alfalfa hay, and the milkers, kids, and special needs goats are fed a pelleted grain. Every goat also has constant access to baking soda, a mineral mix, and fresh water. During the day the goats have free range of their pasture.

 

Are their foods non-GMO/organic?

No. We do not specifically feed non-GMO or organically labeled foods due to cost. The grain our goats recieve is DuMOR Pelleted Goat Feed.

 

Do you use antibiotics/traditional chemical medicines on your goats?

Yes, we do. We believe strongly in the efficacy of modern medicine, and giving our goats the best possible treatment if they are sick. That being said, we do not overdose, and only treat goats when absolutely necessary. We follow all labeled withdrawal times for our milk, meaning any milk taken from a goat on meds is tossed out for the specified amount of time as is indicated on that particular drugs label.

 

How do you deworm your goats?

Currently we use Ivermectin as our dewormer of choice. However, we only deworm goats when a problem arises or after stressful events (kidding/other illnesses/being transported). They are not on a constant deworming schedule, and many of our goats will go years without being dewormed. We believe in breeding worm resistant goats, instead of creating drug resistant worms.

 

The Farm

Why are you called Roman Goat Dairy? Is your name/one of the goats' names Roman? Is it a play on Roaming Goat?

No. I honestly can't tell you why I named my farm Roman Goat, other than the fact that I am a huge nerd for ancient Roman history. This is why our logo is a goat with a laurel wreath crown like the Roman Emperors wore, and why we chose red and gold as our colors. I even toyed with naming it Hircus Romanus (Latin for Roman Goat), but figured that was taking it a little too far. However, I sometimes wish I had named it "You're a Wizard Dairy" because I'm also a huge Harry Potter nerd.