Recipies - Long thread!

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ryelle
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Recipies - Long thread!

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i bought a rat book called 'The scuttling gourmet' because one of my rats is on a diet, and i wanted to find more interesting things to give them. the book is really good. it has recipies in for rat's, but i believe they are easily adjustable for birds if they need adjusting. ill post a few if anybody wants to try them. i made a cake the other day and it went down well. the recipies are for 25-35 rats (thats a hell of a lot of rats) so the ones im writing i have halved the ingredients, although they should be easy to increase or decrease as needed.

** All measurements are in ounces or grams, not both, im not clever enough to convert them into the opposite. so sorry :? **


'Rat' Cake / Fid Cake (i made this cake, and i halved the ingredients that im writing here, and it made enough for two rats and a fid (cut into 8ths) to have a nice piece each. was enough for two days with 1 piece each and some left over.)

6oz rat food (adjust)
2oz olive oil (some of this can be substitued with cod liver oil or salmopet)
2 large eggs
3oz self raising wholemeal flour
3oz sweetcorn
milk (only a tiny bit needed, if any)
Sunflower seeds - or try dried fruit, nuts, cornmeal, porridge oats.

Mix together with milk to make thick porridge consistency and put into a large greased lined baking tin and cook Gas mark 4, 180°C, 350°F for 1 hour or until set (should only take about 15-30 mins depending how much you make)

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Plain Biscuits (if you like, you can add bits of fruit or vegetables)

3 cups wholemeal flour
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 beaten egg
3/4 cup soya milk

Beat the egg and then whisk in the soya milk and oil. Stir in the flour until you have a firm dough. Knead a little then roll into sheets that are around 1cm thick. Place onto a baking tray and cook for abou 50minutes at Gas Mark 3, 170°C, 325°F. When cooked and hardened, cool a little then cut into small squares. Keep in an airtight container.

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Scones
100g self raising flour
1tbsp soya margarine
soya milk
2 tbsp selected ingredient (see suggestions below)

1. Rub the soya margarine into the flour until it resembles fine bread-crumbs.
2. Add enough soya milk to form a dough.
3. Add selected ingredient.
4. Work dough for a few minutes with the selected ingredients in (helps to evenly distribute the ingredients)
5. Roll out and cut into shapes.
6. Bake in preheated oven Gas Mark 8, 450°F, 230°C until turning golden.

Suggested ingredients:

1 Apple, grated
1 carrot, grated
2 tbsp peas
1 banana, mashed
2tbsp dried fruit (check what they have been preserved in)
or any other favourites

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Veggie Burgers

Chop or grate all your fid's favourite veg, mix it together with grated wholemeal breadcrumbs, garlic and a beaten egg to bind. Put small spoonfulls into a frying pan to cook. (use a tiny bit of olive oil if necessary).

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Stuffed Peppers

Slice the top off a pepper and carefully remove the seeds and white pith. Stuff with a fid friendly filling, such as cooked rice and vegetables. Either serve raw or bake for approximately 30mins in a fairly hot over (Gas Mark 5, 190°C, 375°F). Serve whole to a large colony (you may need to make more than one depending on how many birds you have) or cut in half / quaters for smaller groups.

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Stuffed Apple

Take an apple and cut the top off, then scoop out the inside (like you do with a pumpkin). Cut up other yummy fruit and veg, then take some cereals (cornflakes, weetabix, oats) and mix together with the yummy food and a little water. Stuff the filling into the apple and feed to your fids.

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theres a few more, but i dont want to make this thread too long! if any of you give them a try, let us know how they turned out, what you added in, and if your fids loved them.

have fun!
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Post by Bella »

These are great ill have to go shopping for some ingredients soon :D
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Post by bec »

wow they sound good & just in time for school holiday activities
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Post by ryelle »

lol yeah, get the kids to join in and make a massive mess :D mess is always fun lol. i forgot about the holidays. cant wait ^_^
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Post by bec »

they may make a massive mes but at 13,16,&18 they can make a massive neatness too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: well in theory anyway :cry:
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Post by ryelle »

lmao! doesnt always work. im 20 and my house is a tip. my mam whinges every time she comes over. i always decide to bake just after iv cleaned my kitchen too :?
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Post by nil »

they looks delicious ryelle :)
when i find time i ll try some of these.
lmao! doesnt always work. im 20 and my house is a tip. my mam whinges every time she comes over. i always decide to bake just after iv cleaned my kitchen too

hmm a mother looks me better than a wife :)
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Post by ryelle »

hahaa im sure you dont really mean that :P
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