Enfield Shaker Birds Pudding Recipes

BIRDS'-NEST PUDDING (LITTLE HOUSE)

Steps:

• Butter a baking dish (2-quart). Peel and core the apples and place them in the dish. Fill the wholes with brown sugar, pressing slightly, and sprinkle half the nutmeg on top. Place in preheated 350 ° F oven to start baking while you prepare the batter.
• Separate the eggs, putting the yolks into a larger bowl and the whites onto a platter. Beat whites with a fork or whisk until they no longer slip from the tilted platter. Beat the yolks until they change color; stir in maple flavoring and milk. In smaller bowl mix flour, cream or tartar, baking powder, salt, and any remaining brown sugar. Stir this mixture quickly into the liquid. Fold the egg whites into this thin batter.
• Pour the batter evenly over and around the partly cooked apples and return dish to the oven, baking it until the crust has browned, another 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• While the pudding bakes, stir the powdered sugar and remaining nutmeg into a pitcher of heavy cream. Take the finished pudding directly to the table before it falls, and turn each serving onto a plate so the apple is nested in the fluffy crust. Pour sweetened cream over them.

WINTER BIRD PUDDING (BIRD FOOD)

Steps:

• In a large kettle, bring water and margarine to boiling.
• Slowly add cereals and cook, stirring constantly until the mixture is fully cooked and thick.
• Remove from heat.
• Add peanut butter and desired amount of chopped fruit, nuts, and seeds.
• Cool and place in plastic containers.
• Serving amounts depend on how large you make your bird feeders so the"yield" is a guess.
• Note: pack the mixture into chopped off chunks of panty hose or put in pine cones.
• Hang the mixture in protected crooks of trees.
• You can also spread the mixture onto a surface area (don't use aluminum pans; when it's freezing, little bird feet can stick to the metal and suffer injury), set out on ground or picnic bench.
• By placing the food at different elevations, you will attract many species of birds.
• The food can be preserved in a freezer (if there is any left over).
• Just be sure to use it within three to four months.