What is a Good Basic Nestling Food?
My homemade recipe is based on dried 100% whole wheat bread. I get several loaves, tear them into bits, and oven-dry them at around 250 degrees F or so til they smell nutty and are bone dry. Then I whiz them, a few handfuls at a time, in a blender or a food processor till its pretty finely ground. I mix 6 cups of these ground whole-wheat bread-crumbs with 2 cups of rolled oats, and 1 cup each of corn meal and cream of wheat (sometimes called wheatlets – dry, not cooked).
