On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 12:08:56 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsiyahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:58:58 AM UTC-10, axlq wrote:
> > In the confusion from misplacing things in our home due to a
> > reorganization of belongings, a nearly-full Costco-sized open box
> > of Cheerios was hidden under something else. Thinking it had been
> > consumed, we opened a SECOND huge box when my kid announced he
> > wanted Cheerios for breakfast this morning. Then we discovered the
> > already-open box.
> >
> > Both are fresh, but there's no way we'd consume all of those Cheerios
> > before they go stale, so I'm wondering if there's something creative I
> > can do. These are plain Cheerios, not honey-nut or other flavor.
> >
> > So I look online for recipes, and find that the Cheerios website
> > actually has a page devoted to this: http://www.cheerios.com/recipes
> >
> > Not much there looks appetizing although some look interesting. Some
> > seem as if they'd taste like sawdust, like the recipe about grinding
> > Cheerios into flour to make pancakes (that's just weird, they start
> > out as flour, and then you grind them back down? why not just
> > buy some oat flour?). The lemon squares might be good. The pork
> > meatballs are interesting but not practical if the Cheerios get
> > disgustingly soggy -- anything I'd make would need to have a short
> > shelf-life to consume as leftovers.
> >
> > Has anyone done anything interesting or tasty with Cheerios?
>
> My wife wanted something to feed the chickens that run wild around here
> because little kids find that wildly amusing. She took out a baggie of Corn
> Chex cereal. She later said the chickens weren't much interested. That's
> rather hard to believe. Anyway, perhaps you'd have more luck with Cheerios.
>
> Might depend on the bird. I have seen both ducks and other wild birds eat
> popcorn. But when I put some out for the ducks that live at Olive Garden,
> they wouldn't touch it. Neither would the birds or squirrels in my yard.

Animals iz the craziest people!