Caj Eta, Baby!

This recipe has made me more friends than i can count.  It has even won hearts as far away as Florida (Monkey Huggzz, Girlzz.)  And here, just to save us all that postage, is the recipe, just for you!!!

This is a labor intensive recipe, so when i make it i make a HUGE batch, to get me through a couple of years at least.  This is a caj eta year, by the way.  Let me know if ya need a sample.

Caj eta cans well (water bath, 1/2" head space, 20 min when caj eta is jarred hot,) and has excellent shelf life.  I use it as a substitute when recipes call for sweetened condensed milk (because that is what it is, and Eagle Brand has got nothing on this stuff.)  We use it on ice cream (to cut the sweet,) stir it into hot or iced coffees and teas, and more than one person has been known to eat it with a spoon straight out of the jar.  This is probably the yummiest thing we do with our milk.

Note:  as usual, i have only made this with fresh raw goat milk.  Assuming you can use any type of milk.

CAJ ETA

3 qts milk
3 c sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/4 t baking soda

Dissolve baking soda and cornstarch in 1 c milk, then stir into remaining milk and sugar. 
Bring to boil, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.

I am not kidding here.

Boil and stir.
Boil and stir.
Boil and stir.

Seriously.

Boil and stir constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.
Boil and stir constantly.
This is no joke.  You have to stir constantly for about three hours, four if you are doing a double batch.
Boil and stir constantly until it becomes thick and creamy. 
Cool and refridgerate or jar it up and run it through the water bath very quickly, or there will not be any to can.  If you manage to stay out of it, recipe yields about 4 pts, or a bit less, depending on how thick you make it (read: how long you are actually able to stand there for the boil and stir part.)

Note:  VERY IMPORTANT WHEN MAKING CAJ ETA:  Prior to starting this recipe, make a trip to your local library and pick up an audio book...something you have been dieing to read but haven't found the time...makes the process much more tolerable.  A good stool or chair is in order, as well.  Even better, do it with a friend, so you can tag team the stir time, in which case, am thinking a bottle of wine may be required as well.  I'm just sayin'.