Presented as published in 1886. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
dairy-free
Another Mocking Bird Food Recipe
From The household (of the Detroit free press), 1886
Serves 20
This recipe provides a balanced diet for mocking birds.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- Fifty cents' worth of German toasted bread
- two pounds of hemp seed
- one pound of maw seed
- two beef hearts
- one pound of lard, unsalted
- mix a little fresh grated carrot
Method
Roll or grind the toasted bread and hemp seed fine.
Boil and dry the beef hearts, then chop and grind them.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly and store in a cool place.
For use, mix with fresh grated carrot every morning.
Nutrition per serving
515Calories
20 gProtein
11 gCarbs
46 gFat
Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
two pounds of hemp seed, two ounces of olive oil, half spoonful of x red pepper ; boil the beef's heart ; chop fine ; dry in the oven ; pound fine ; pound hemp seed and crackers, and then mix with the oil and liver. Or this : Fifty cents' worth of German toasted bread, with caraway seeds in ; roll or grind fine, as well as two pounds of hemp seed ; one pound of maw seed ; two beef hearts boiled, dried in the oven after chopping and ground ; one pound of lard, unsalted. Mix thoroughly. Put away in a cool place in light jars. For use, mix a little fresh grated carrot
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