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  • Dairy owners promote camel milk benefits

    SUE MANNING Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES

    To milk a camel, you need warm hands, a gentle touch and quick timing — camels give milk only in 90-second bursts. Gil and Nancy Riegler, owners of the nation's largest camel dairy near San Diego, said the extra work pays off with milk that is therapeutic, nutritious and delicious. It's also illegal to sell in the United States. That hasn't stopped the Rieglers' enthusiasm for their unusual dairy, selling other products such as camel milk soap, giving tours and taking their 22-camel herd on the road to educate others. In a fe... Full story