Buggy Flour

We missionaries are very resourceful.  We have to be, if we are going to survive in the field and to be good stewards with our financial support.  Here is a story of our resourcefulness.

Several months ago, Lily bought some wheat flour.  In Uganda, flour is guaranteed to grow insects if it isn’t used soon.  Today she discovered some small black insects crawling around in the flour.  It would be a waste to throw away the flour, especially since the bag was nearly full.  Then Lily had an idea.

Gabby had been asking us to buy dog biscuits for a few weeks, but they are rather expensive.  Lily decided we would use the buggy flour to make our own dog biscuits.  I found a simple recipe on the internet and modified it a little.  This is what I came up with.

2 Cups   Flour.  Return insects to flour if they crawl out or just squish them.

½ Cup    Fat drippings
                Cooking with it is a little gross.

1              Egg

½ Cup    Cold water

Mix all the ingredients together.  Grease cupcake pan with the fat drippings.

Spoon the mixture into the cupcake wells.

Bake for 20 minutes at 350 F.  I used 180 Celsius and didn’t bother to check what that is in Fahrenheit.

Remove from oven and let cool.

Yield:  12 doggie biscuits.

Both our dogs loved the biscuits.

And that is how we were resourceful with some buggy flour.

From Kampala,

John Eastham

Missionary to Uganda