Posted by request from Ed Lipinski (who lacks a modem). . .all
queries/comments will be happily received if you contact him:
  Ferrets NorthWest
  4321 86th Ave. S.E., Carol Lane
  Mercer Island   WA 98040-4124    tel. (206) 232-1228
 
L.U.M.P.S (Lipinski's Ultimate Mustelid Porridge Soup)
 
1 cup ferret chow (or mix cat/ferret chow)
1 tblsp brewers (not bakers) powdered yeast
1 heaping tblsp peanut butter
2 cloves garlic, 1 cup cooked oatmeal
1 soft/hardboiled egg (including shell)
1/2 fresh onion (tissue-paper skin removed)
1/2 tomato, 1 carrot, 1 skinned banana, 1 sweet potato
1/3 cup broccoli or cabbage or lettuce or celery
1 cup hamburger (raw) or bandsaw meat product
2 tblsp low fat cottage cheese
2 tblsp raisins
2 tblsp raw molasses
1/4 cup powdered NONFAT milk or equivalent
 
Using near-boiling tap water in 3/5-filled glass blender bowls
sequentially, add these ingredients to the blender and churn to
the minimum, absolute smallest particle size.
 
Sufficient hot water to yield volume of 8 qts. soup. You may
 
freeze surplus LUMPS in extra ice cube trays; thaw, heat, and
serve as needed. Provide dry ferret chow and fresh water.
 
When serving the soup (3/4 filled tuna-fish sized can is ideal)
dip your finger into the warm soup and present your saturated
finger to the ferret's muzzle/nose for scent identification. In
the event your ferret does not immediately start licking your
finger, quickly and deftly dab the the ferret's muzzle with your
soup-smeared finger. Chances are he will lick his muzzle and will
likely come back to your finger for a second helping. Repeat this
effort and with each repetition try to get the ferret to move
closer to the soup can. . .
 
[Ed recommends starting with a ration of one part ferret chow to
nine part cat food and decreasing the cat food each day by one part
until you have no cat food. He also says "Always use a new ration of
soup rather than feed yesterday's LUMPS." Ed has lots of ferrets and
uses this recipe to accustom them to chow. He also recommends that
you sound a "goose horn" prior to feeding;this can help locate your
ferret if he or she wanders off.]
 
[Ed also says "This recipe has grown hair on bald-naked ferrets!"
For space reasons I've basically just given the recipe, but he has
a complete handout which he will be happy to send *you* if you
send him an SASE. Please correspond with him via Ma Bell or snail
mail--I'm just acting as the middleman! Thanx!]
 
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[Posted in FML issue 0672]