The Jolly Green Giant Comes To The Rescue

I spend a ridiculous amount of money on 'Corn on the Cob'.  I do love it, but not as much as these ladies do...

Here they are looking bedraggled they have been in the rain again!  They would rather have their freedom than be warm and dry.  Every day they are still a great source of joy and amusement to me.  I am so proud of them as they are still laying an egg each, every morning despite the frost and the reduced daylight hours.  (Uncle John, whom I mentioned in the 'Feeling Sad' blog post, loved their eggs, he couldn't eat many foods in his last few weeks but he really enjoyed his eggs.  It makes me happy to think he had some quality nutrition from my ladies, there really is nothing to better than a fresh egg.)   These girls eat well, they enjoy kitchen scraps and leftovers.  I feed them 'Layers Pellets' in the morning and 'Mixed Corn' before bedtime.  They loved picking their own fruit in the summer and guzzled blackcurrants, raspberries and blackberries like they were going out of fashion.  They also liked windfall apples.  Their favourite however is Corn on The Cob.  That is good in the Summer when they are in abundance and selling very cheaply, but at this time of year they are imported from as far away as Kenya and they are expensive, I sometimes have a lucky find and they are 'Reduced for a Quick Sale'.  They are a very welcome treat.  So I wondered if this would do....

The verdict from three happy, clucky girls is that it makes a very fine Winter Substitute for the real thing.  They would follow me to the end of the earth for a can I am sure.