Pancakes for pigs!

[ramblepig]

As we all know it's approaching shrove Tuesday (pancake day!) and I (being the guinea pig Nigella Lawson as I am) feel that it is dreadfully unfair for piggies to miss out on such fun. Here I have created a healthy, safe piggy pancake recipe (tested on two willing volunteers) that never fails to impress:
Piggy Pancakes
ingredients:
1 slice of slightly stale wholemeal bread
1/2 an apple grated
2 black grapes chopped
Fresh curly parsley or grass to garnish

1. Cut as many circles or shapes as you can out of the slice of bread using cookie cutters (any size and shape) of your choice. You may at this point, put a little drop of pure fresh cranberry juice onto each shape if you wish.
2.Put the grated apple in a bowl and mix with the black grapes. Then put a small amount on the top of each bread shape, until all the apple mixture is gone (if you feel there's too much, use it as a garnish)
3. Put the 'pancakes' in a shallow dish and serve to your pigs, topped with some grass or parsley too. Pancake day is so fun for pigs!!!!!!

Serves 1-2 lucky guinea pigs or 1 rabbit.
Post back with ideas, comments and results please!! lol!

[Melza]

ah! another recipe to try from the wonderful ramblepig!

*whats pancake tuesday? i have never heard of this before! ;D *

ooh, i will have to try this! my pigs wont know whats hit them, all this new food! and im such my buns will love it too, especially my Queen Shrews.

thanks!

[MarigoldYAY!]

sounds cool. i love giving my piggie human-like meals.

[isis]

How great that you want to include your guinea pigs in your own traditions, Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, traditionally people made pancakes and similar special foods to use up all the rich ingredients that they would be giving up on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the season of 40 days prior to Easter that many Christians observe as a fasting period when the give up certain food, or activities whilst they devote themselves to prayer, and spiritual reading during Lent in preparation for Easter time, possibly the most significant Christian festival ( though Christmas is always popular I know!).

Anyway! I'm interested to hear that you will observe Shrove Tuesdady, will you observe Lent too?
One cautionary note though.....why do you feed your guinea pigs bread? Have you reason to believe it is OK for them to have? I know commercial bread can be a cocktail of additives and chemicals and I'm not even sure whether wheat flour is great for them either. I suspect the best bit of this is the fruit and veg which are the treats which guinea pigs really like.

[Teebers]

Good point Isis... how are things at the nudist forum btw?

[Melza]

thanks for the explanation isis! ;D

[isis]

josh said:

Good point Isis... how are things at the nudist forum btw?

Thanks Teebers, last time I visited it was fine, I only met one person over there, she was friendly and welcoming which is what I anticipated from nudists. But I wonder if that's what you were getting at? I recall a quote from someone about it not being the well who need a physician, he seemed to imply that super holy people who like to stick in sactimonious cliques were not his cup of tea, I would tend to agree. Those were your photos over there weren't they.....hilarious.

Anyway back on topic.....bread based pancakes for guinea pigs.

[threelittlepigs]

I think I'll just leave you two to it...!

[Melza]

i agree threelittlepigs... *steps away from Isis and Teebers*

[ramblepig]

Don't worry, this recipe has been tested to be safe, as I would hate anyones pigs to become ill after trying one of my recipes. Bread has been tested as safe in moderation by RSPCA nutritionists, but make sure you buy organic, wholemeal bread (chemical free) and organic oat bread works even better too. Yet I don't have that problem, as I make homemade bread in my breadmaker which tastes and IS a lot better for you (and your pigs) than bought- I definitely recommend a breadmaker to all!
If you still don't like a the bread idea, use plain rolled oats mixed with a little water to form a kind of pancake mixture (not too runny) and continue to make the pancakes as above.
Hope I've been a hep! lol! xxx

[newpig]

I have a breadmaker too and I love it. The bread is so good out of them and smells wonderful. I especially like setting the timer on it so that the bread is made early morning and you get up to fresh warm bread. Yummm.

[misty-lulu-orla]

Mine like bread soaked in warm milk :/

I tried to make some pancakes for the girls after I had mine as they need some cheering up from Tallulah dying ;_;. I don't think you can really call them pancakes but they seemed to like them! I used bread cut into squares with tomato pulp and bits of yellow bell pepper and tomato with a parsley leaf on top. It looked artistic anyway,

[threelittlepigs]

Wow! Misty-lulu-orla you are one dedicated piggy owner! My girls got cabbage bowls with celery, parsley and carrot tonight, but the parsley was the first to disappear!

[Masher]

I always heard that bread was bad for guinea pigs :S

I don't think I'd want to risk it, although I'm sure they'd enjoy the apple/grape mixture

I also thought guinea pigs were lactose intolerant??

[threelittlepigs]

Yes Masher, I think milk should most definitely be avoided. Sorry for getting so carried away in my previous post lol! Bread is borderline in my view: I never give it to my own pigs. It's cabbage all the way with me!

[3piggles]

I think one point is being missed. Ramblepig did this for a special occasion, not for everyday. Many things people eat are okay, as long as they aren't eaten in large quantities. I agree with Ramblepig that only natural ingredients, not the store bought stuff, should be used. Also, GPs are lactose intolerant, but not all milks contain lactose. I drink soy milk, and we have several others that are lactose free. Also, the main med for piggy diahrrea is a milk-based product, as for some reason vets think the natural milk bacterias help the situation. Some people say it really does help the situation. That tells me it can constipate piggies in quantity, but again, once a year, in small quantities, as a treat, probably not.
Rule of thumb is one thing. A small, special treat is another.

[Hi Lovely Guinea Pigs]

A pancake (also called a griddle cake, hotcake, or flapjack) is a flat cake that is made from a starch-based batter containing milk, eggs, and butter. It is cooked on a hot surface such as a frying pan or griddle, typically with butter or oil. Here, our main concern is: is it possible for guinea pigs to eat pancakes? Let’s try to figure out if guinea pigs can eat pancakes. Guinea pigs can definitely eat the pancakes, but they aren’t the right nutritional food to feed them on a regular basis. Read more about "Can Guinea Pigs Eat Pancakes?" for full information.

[3piggles]

I think the point was to make what looks like a tiny pancake out of ingredients guinea pigs can eat, not out of human ingredients. It's like making a healthy dog biscuit or cat treat. It needs to be made of ingredients healthy for the animal it's intended to treat.