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Prepare the cones to make them safe for your bird. Rinse off any mud or dirt that might be on your cones. Please ensure your cones are picked as soon as possible after they fall and do not have any excessive dirt, rotting area or mold on them. Place on a foil lined cookie sheet and place in a preheated 225F oven for 20 minutes. Turn oven off, do not open door and leave them sit in there for two hours. Information from Gilligan's Help Desk |
"Pine Cone Treats" How to prepare - with a little help from the flock |
Prepare the cones to make them safe for your bird. Rinse off any mud or dirt that might be on your cones. Please ensure your cones are picked as soon as possible after they fall and do not have any excessive dirt, rotting area or mold on them. Place on a foil lined cookie sheet and place in a preheated 225F oven for 20 minutes. Turn oven off, do not open door and leave them sit in there for two hours. Information from Gilligan's Help Desk |
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Our pine cones arrived. Gay in Saskatchewan sent them to us, in Ontario. We have spruce cones but cannot find out for sure if they are safe. Gay sent us these so I could rest easy knowing I had safe cones for my three. These are called bull cones. Thank you Gay, as you will see, they are very much appreciated. |
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The Basic Recipe Pine cones Seed mix (small seeds work best) Honey (if unpasteurized be sure to boil 3-5 mintes before using.) Boiling also helps to remove some of the moisture and make it thicker. corn meal Egg whites - well beaten I do not have any exact measurements. It is trial and error to make the mixture sticky enough.. Add honey slowly then mix. If not sticky enough add more. The corn meal really helps to hold the mixture together. |
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Katie is checking the cones to make sure each is perfect. This one is fine, drop it and move on to the next. |
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We added a few chopped nuts to ours. Tux is checking those out.. |
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Li'l Miss Kiwi poses beautifully. Possibly for her Christmas Portrait..:-))))) |
Tux is our official taste tester. He thinks about it a moment and then digs right in. He gave his Seal of Approval |
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Katie approves as well |
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and of course, Li'l Miss Kiwi was right in there checking it out as well. |
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After the cones are prepared and you have the mixture the consistency you want stuff the seed mixture into the cones packing as tight as you can. You can see this takes great concentration..:-) |
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