Citylife in Lichfield November 2022

What’s Cooking?
By Lauren Hirst
The holiday season will be with us soon and you may be
thinking about what to get people on your gift list for
Christmas. Making your own dog treats at home can be
quick and simple and is a nice touch to give to your doggie friends
or indeed your own dogs.
Home-made treats go down “treat” at our kennels and I thought I’d
share a few ideas if you want to have a go yourself.
Anyone who has been to our open days, walks and events will know
about Adam’s Famous Sardine Cake. All dogs love them, even the fussy
ones. His own greyhounds are quality controllers and give them the big
paws up!
What you need:
1kg of Porridge Oats
5 tins of Sardines in oil (not tomato or brine - this is quite important)
15 eggs (this produces lots to share and they freeze well)
Large baking tray
Greaseproof paper
Method:
Empty all of the sardines into a large mixing bowl then mush them
down and turn them into a paste-like consistency. Crack all of the eggs
into the mix and beat the lot together. Add all of the porridge oats, a bit
at a time, and stir making sure that all of the oats are coated with the
mix.
Cover a large baking tray
or pizza tray with
greaseproof paper and then
tip the mix onto the tray and
spread out evenly, ideally
about 3cm thick. Place in a
preheated oven at gas mark 5
for about 30 minutes.
Remember to check that the
edges are not burning near to
the end.
Remove from the oven and
let it rest, but make sure they
are out of reach of your
pooches as they are
irresistible! You can then cut
into large or small pieces to
use as treats or for training,
or even give them to your
dog-owning friends. As they
don’t have any preservatives they are best kept in the freezer if you
aren’t going to use them straight away. They are especially good for dogs
who may not have many teeth and can’t have harder, biscuit type treats.
In fact, homemade treats are so quick and easy, and you know what
goes into them that we’ve put together two recipe books using ideas
from our volunteers: which make excellent Christmas gifts while
supporting the greyhounds in our care.
Visit www.greyhoundtrusthallgreenonlineshop.com
to purchase.
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