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Bird rings
Hi All,
I thought people might be interested in my recipe for a wild bird ( r any bird really ) Ring. Ingredients: 1. Ring tin ( or any microwave proof receptacle ) 2. Bird seed ( the Rosella's near me seem to like the wild bird mix from Aldis ) 3. Egg whites. 4. Twine ( not the plastic kind ) Measure how many cups of seed will fit in your ring tin, then transfer the seed to a mixing bowl. For every cup on seed add one egg white then add an extra one. ( My ring tin takes 4 cups of seed so I add 5 egg whites). Lightly hand whisk the egg whites together, then add to the seed and mix until seed is coated. Place half the mixture into the ring tin then lay the twine in a loop around the mixture, making sure that the twine is away from the edges and that a portion of it is left hanging from the tin ( so you can tie it to a branch or what ever ) Pour over the rest of the mixture then firmly press the mixture in to the mold. Put the ring tin into the microwave and bake for 6 minutes on low ( my microwave is 1000 watt and I set it too 500 watt for 6 minutes, times and settings will vary for different microwaves ) at the end of 6 minutes turn out the mixture onto a plate. Sometimes the bottom of the seed ring still looks a bit white where the egg has not fully cooked if this is the case simply put the plate and seed ring back in the microwave for 30 seconds, the egg should be transparent and the whole ring should have a slightly glazed appearance. The rosella's and Gallah's in my area love this bird ring and flock to the garden to get some. I prefer doing it in the microwave as opposed to the oven, as some recipes suggest, because the seed dosn't get toasted, it only takes 6 minutes instead of 20 - 40 minutes in an oven, and I can use twine which is better for the trees than wire is ( and easier to work with as well ). I hope this is helpful Brian Delaney |
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will vary for different microwaves ) at the end of 6 minutes turn out the mixture onto a plate. Sometimes the bottom of the seed ring still looks a bit white where the egg has not fully cooked if this is the case simply But egg white turns white when cooked, and is clear when raw. Seems strange. -- Jen |
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On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:09:42 +0000, Jen wrote:
minutes, times and settings will vary for different microwaves ) at the end of 6 minutes turn out the mixture onto a plate. Sometimes the bottom of the seed ring still looks a bit white where the egg has not fully cooked if this is the case simply But egg white turns white when cooked, and is clear when raw. Seems strange. Chemistry was never my forte, I just call it as I see it :-) |
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But egg white turns white when cooked, and is clear when raw. Seems
strange. Chemistry was never my forte, I just call it as I see it :-) Fair enough. I'll have to copy this for my Mother, she has finches and likes to give them the big thingies for their food because she's in and out of hospital a lot. Thanks. -- Jen |
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