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Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by PrettyBird » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:26 pm

I cant remember who posted the link for the video with the recipe for making those yummy sweet potatoe balls (there was a little green parrotlet in the video)

Anyways I made some today for all my birds, which they are going nuts for BTW! :wink: Especially the parrotlets.

I have a question about storing them. I have them in the fridge right now, but can I freeze them?
Im only worried about the defrosting part. I dont want them to become really watery [-X

If I cant freeze them, how long can they last in the fridge? I have quite alot lol didnt realize how many balls they made. #-o
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Re: Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by DanteD716 » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:28 pm

I'm pretty sure the lady said you can freeze them.
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Re: Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by Ursula » Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:21 pm

Here's the link to the post: http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16884

She did say that you can freeze them.

I haven't tried the balls yet, but I got some Quinoa and cooked that as directed and gave it to my birds. The parrotlets liked it a lot! The other birds didn't eat much of it, but that's not unusual when I try something new. It always takes them a while to realize that this is also food. :roll:
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Re: Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by PrettyBird » Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:12 pm

Ursula wrote:Here's the link to the post: http://www.finchforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=16884

She did say that you can freeze them.

I haven't tried the balls yet, but I got some Quinoa and cooked that as directed and gave it to my birds. The parrotlets liked it a lot! The other birds didn't eat much of it, but that's not unusual when I try something new. It always takes them a while to realize that this is also food. :roll:
Thanks Ursula :)
Yea my finches are the same, the only thing they go crazy for is the egg food. This newer food they pick at and takes a while for them to get used to. My parrotlets on the other hand, take pretty much anything I give them, and they just loved this.

Has anyone else tried these balls?
I see that now they can be put in the freezer. I just would like to hear from others on how the defrosting went. Mushy? Wet? or defrosted well?
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Re: Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by Pukasand » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:06 pm

I don't know if these are the same, but I made the ones that JohnBoy posted about. My birds really liked them, especially the European Goldfinches. I just put a couple in the fridge and put the rest in a ziplock baggie in the freezer. I get one out and put it (frozen) on their greens tray every morning. I imagine in the fridge they would last the same as any perishable food. I have a 3-day limit.
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Re: Sweet Potatoe Balls

Post by PrettyBird » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:53 pm

whew! They have actually defrosted very nicely from the freezer :) and didnt get mushy or watery at all. yay!
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