One little, two little, three little Indians . . .

[SandraMort]

My apologies. I thought you realized I was joking. Sending chicken feed to you would cost a fortune!!! And I can get pretty much anything here, despite your post. If I can't find it here, I can get it in NYC or online.

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[SandraMort]

While I've already made a fool out of myself rambling ad nauseum, if I could have you send me ANYTHING, I'd love to magically have some fresh bombay mix. The bagged stuff here is addictive and so good (http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Mix-Spicy-Indian-Party/dp/B0000YQRO4 is the brand I've had) but I bet fresh from a vendor is AMAZING. *drool*

 

[Skyrider]

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Thanks Mania!

Actually I did put them out doors during the day for several hours and watched them carefully. Then we packed them all up and put them back in the bathroom until I just couldn't stand the smell any more. Since then we made their place in the hutch where the other chickens are and they seem to be doing alright. We've lost three of the eleven and are down to eight.

It certainly is cute to see them scratch like mom and run to get bugs. Several times there have been chicks on both ends of a worm, and they all fight each other for the juiciest bugs or worms. But I'm not bringing them back in the house again. The trouble is that they can get out of the hutch before mom can, and we have to be sure the door is open ... actually, just about now. I hear Roo crowing and the sky is turning light at 6:10am.

Thanks again.

Sky~

 

[Skyrider]

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No, it was me. I just wasn't laughing loud enough over your comment when I so dryly stated some facts. But about your "Hot Mix," we do make that over here.

I nearly croaked when I went to your link and saw it was like six dollars a bag! It made me want to go into business, and then I realize it's all just the freight costs like you said. You can make this yourself, and I can tell you how.

The fun way will make you friends with the fire department:

Get some chilis which are bright red and take the seeds out of them. Be very careful with this next part: When you roast the seeds in a skillet or oven, they send out fumes which aren't toxic, but more than one time the poison gas squads have been sent out to cordon off areas and move people out! Not kidding! Eyes burn and you think you're going to die from the fumes. Anyway, then grind the roasted seeds into a fine powder.

Not so fun way and the fire department will never know:

The easiest thing is to just buy some chili powder -- the kind you make chili con carne with. Also go to your Chinese market and get what will be called "curry." Then just the dry ingredients you want like, cheerios, puffed rice, wheat chex, rice chex, croutons, nuts and broken pretzles sticks. Add lentils which were soaked for half an hour in water, thoroughly drained and sauted golden brown in a small amount of butter or oil. Experiment with the oil or amount of butter used but about 3/4 cup oil/butter to every nine cups dry ingredients. Then melt in your butter/oil about a half teaspoon or so of turmeric, your salt and fire as hot as you want it. You can add some garlic powder too according to taste. Sprinkle your oil with spices over the dry ingredients you've chosen pop corn style and bake in the oven in some kind of a large baking pan at only about 250 for about an hour stiring it every 15 minutes or so. Maybe YOU could go into business.

Thoroughly mixed and served either hot or after it has cooled off will surprise your husband!

You can grind up the red parts of the chili's for cayene pepper. We use a lot of that around here too.

Enjoy!

Sky~

 

[SandraMort]

Oh, I've got recipes, but I don't fry. Thanks, though!

And I can get the correct seasoning at an Indian import shop. No need to buy that stuff. Really, you don't have to dumb down recipes for Americans, at least in NY. It's all available.

 

[SandraMort]

Left out another two thoughts.

I nearly croaked when I went to your link and saw it was like six dollars a bag!

No, I don't pay that much. I just was getting the first link I found. I think we pay $3 or so?

Thoroughly mixed and served either hot or after it has cooled off will surprise your husband!

Why would he be surprised?​

 

[Skyrider]

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No, I don't pay that much. I just was getting the first link I found. I think we pay $3 or so?

Thoroughly mixed and served either hot or after it has cooled off will surprise your husband!

Why would he be surprised?

Really, you don't have to dumb down recipes for Americans, at least in NY. It's all available.​

Awe, shucks, just chalk it all up to my bad attempt at humor.

Sky~

 

[SandraMort]

Sorry! I'm kinda tired here... misunderstood.

 

[Skyrider]

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Thanks!

Not a problem.

Sky~

 

[Skyrider]

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One more thing, Sandra,

Now it's my turn to apologize. Sincerely, I didn't see your very excellent posts 58-60. You did your homework. I nearly fell off my chair that you knew about idli's being a South Indian food and invented in WWII. I'm also very happy you have some great restaurants around there. Before I left the states in the 90's there were hardly any. When I lived on Sint Maarten in the 90's is where I really got addicted to Indian food. We have some great Indian restaurants there.

It truly is good. I was also surprised that you can get all those dal there. Things have really changed. I came from Colorado, and the only place we could get Indian spices was in the Chinese food market. Things have improved a lot.

And what I meant by "surprise your husband" had nothing to do with your cooking ability. If my wife brought me a treat like that when I wasn't expecting it, I'd be very pleasantly surprised by the unexpected treat.

All the best,

Sky~