Bad Piggies 4-vi

[Silvina Spindler]

AfterI was able to put the ball in that moving hand, we started practicing with a bowl. Every time I successfully put the ball into the bowl, the human would give me a treat and move the bowl a few inches away or to the side. Once I became pretty good at putting the ball into the bowl, we switched to a braided loop (basically a big basketball net!), and the human gradually held it a bit higher each time until I learned to lift up the ball and go for the dunk!

If you humans out there want your guinea pigs to hone their inner basketball talent, check out the video below for more training tips. Give it a try with your piggies at home. They might just love it as much as Ceico and I, and it sure is a ton of fun once you progress all the way to dunking on a basketball net!

Plus, it makes this cage a dream to clean (we swear!). The easy-access design ensures that no corner gets forgotten about when cleaning, and the coroplast base remains as good as new with just a spritz of a pet-safe cleaner and a wipe. Just make sure that the coroplast is dry before you bring everything and every piggy back inside the cage.

To ensure that even the smallest of floofs can enjoy our cages, we have developed our grids with small holes and thin meshing. Compared to industry standards, our design makes this cage extra safe by preventing baby piggies and bunnies from getting stuck in the bars or making a great escape (as long as they're over 8 weeks old).

No DIY required: Instantly set up your guinea pig cage in a matter of minutes with the easy-assemble design. The connectors simply snap into place while the coroplast base comes pre-cut, requiring no tape, glue, scissors, or DIY skills.

The assembly of Kavee C&C cages for guinea pigs is very simple. Just assemble the grids together using connectors and ties. As for the plastic base in coroplast, with its pre-cut locking slots, it can easily be assembled by folding the corners and inserting the hooks in the slots. No tool or tape is required for assembly.

Most animals will not chew the coroplast sheet. If this happens, you must immediately prevent this behavior by covering the edge of the coroplast sheet, using a cloth, cardboard, or a nibble guard. Some animals sometimes need a little time to adapt to their new habitat and lose this bad habit after a while.

We advise the use of a lid if you have young children, cats, or dogs. However, we do not guarantee the integrity of the lid in case of an attack by another animal. Never leave a dangerous animal unattended near your cage.

You can vary the filling. This recipe uses lotus seed but you can use mung bean (see my Shortcut for Cooking Mung Bean), red bean, taro root, etc. Boil the filling until soft (as I show in the video), add sugar and puree. Then, cook the filling in a pan until a soft dough forms and roll into balls. From here, the recipe is the same.

Lotus seeds are generally very hard once dried. If you have the time, I would recommend soaking for an hour or so before cooking. Also, if you see any green stems in your lotus seeds, be sure to discard them. These stem are really bitter and will ruin the filling.

Rinse lotus seeds with cool water several times until water is clear. Remove any discolored seeds and debris. Add lotus seeds into a large pot along with the baking soda. Fill pot halfway with water. Cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, remove lid and stir together. Skim off the foam from the top and discard. Cover and simmer over Low heat for 25-30 minutes or until seeds are soft. (You should be able to easily smash a seed between your thumb and forefinger.)

Scoop out cooked lotus seeds using a slotted spoon being careful not to transfer the liquid and place in a medium bowl. Add sugar and vanilla sugar and combine well. Use a food processor or blender to puree the lotus seeds until they are smooth and creamy.

Spoon filling into a pan. Add the peanut oil to the filling. Cook the pureed lotus seed over Low heat stirring constantly. Initially the filling is soft, wet and spreadable. After 5-7 minutes the filling dries out and starts to pull away from the pan. After another 3-4 minutes the filling sticks together resembling a dough. (Total cooking time is approximately 10 minutes.) Remove from the heat and allow to cool until it can be handled. Roll into 12-1 oz size balls. Cover with plastic wrap until ready to use.

Using a rolling pin, flatten 1/2 oz of dough into 3-inch circle. Place a filling ball in the center and then gently work the dough around the filling covering it completely. Pinch the dough together to seal the edges. Roll between your palms until smooth. Use a toothpick to make a few holes on the underside of the cake to allow the steam to escape when baking.

Hi Stephanie,

I am glad to hear you and your girls enjoyed the recipe. They are super cute and so much fun to make! Regarding the cracking, if the piggies were cracked after the initial bake, I would say the dough was a bit dry or perhaps your oven runs a little hotter than 375. If they cracked after the second bake I would recommend spritzing with a bit more water before the egg wash. The trick is to let the water soak into the cakes before applying the egg wash. Thanks for sharing your results!

"Piggies" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). Written by George Harrison as a social commentary, the song serves as an Orwellian satire on greed and consumerism. Among several elements it incorporates from classical music, the track features harpsichord and orchestral strings in the baroque pop style, which are contrasted by Harrison's acerbic lyrics and the sound of grunting pigs. Although credited to George Martin, the recording was largely produced by Chris Thomas, who also contributed the harpsichord part.

"Piggies" has received widely varying responses from music critics, and its reputation suffered due to the association with Manson following the latter's trial in 1971. While some reviewers admire its musical qualities and recognise sardonic humour in the lyrics, others consider the song to be mean-spirited and lacking in subtlety. Harrison's demo of the song, recorded at his home in Surrey, was included on the Beatles' 1996 compilation Anthology 3. A live version by Harrison, reinstating a verse that was omitted from the studio recording, appears on his 1992 album Live in Japan. Folk singer and activist Theo Bikel and anarcho-punk musician Danbert Nobacon are among the artists who have covered "Piggies".

George Harrison began writing "Piggies" in early 1966,[1] around the time that the Beatles were recording their album Revolver.[2] He returned to the song two years later, after discovering his manuscript in the attic[3] of his parents' house in Liverpool.[1] The same visit led to Harrison starting a new composition, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", which he similarly completed for inclusion on the Beatles' self-titled double album (also known as "the White Album").[4][nb 1]

During Harrison's Liverpool visit in early 1968,[14] his mother, Louise, responded to his request for assistance with the lyrics by providing the line "What they need's a damn good whacking".[11][20] Harrison then taped a demo of the song at his house in Esher, Surrey, in late May that year.[21] Following this recording, John Lennon supplied the final phrase in the line "Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon", replacing the words "to cut their pork chops", which Harrison had sung on the demo version.[22] When performing "Piggies" in concert during the early 1990s, Harrison reinstated the omitted final verse.[16]

From 1966, particularly in the United States, the slang usage of the word "pig" had grown from being a derogatory term for a police officer to refer also to consumerism[23] and establishment figures in general.[24] This was especially so in 1968, as the counterculture became more politically focused, coinciding with the rise of the Black Power movement[13] and the number of mass demonstrations against America's involvement in the Vietnam War.[24][25] Although author Jon Wiener terms Harrison and Lennon "the radicals among the Beatles", citing their past outspokenness about Vietnam and their readiness to embrace LSD experimentation and Transcendental Meditation,[26] Harrison denied that he was using "pig" in its new context.[13] Inglis nevertheless says that the song title alone "references" the countercultural view of police officers.[15]

"Piggies" features baroque musical elements in its melody and texture.[27] Music journalist Steve Smith groups the song with the Paul McCartney-written "For No One" and "She's Leaving Home" as examples of the Beatles' forays into baroque pop.[28] Harrison biographer Simon Leng recognises the composition as essentially a folk song, however, that was then given a "satirical, drawing-room [musical] arrangement" on the official recording by the prominence of harpsichord and orchestral strings.[8]

Inglis writes that while the nursery rhyme form was Harrison's musical source for "Piggies", his lyrics adopt a political perspective, creating "a savage attack on the corporate greed of contemporary capitalism".[34] In the first verse, Harrison sings of "the little piggies",[2] for whom "life is getting worse".[35] In verse two, "the bigger piggies" are described as "stirring up" the dirt that those smaller animals "crawl" in,[2] while they themselves are dressed in "starched white shirts".[13] According to music journalist Kit O'Toole, whereas the song's harpsichord-led introduction "suggests a salon featuring royalty in their finery", the lyrics immediately nullify this image in their depiction of pigs toiling in mud, thereby heightening the overall satirical effect.[2] Everett comments that the same contrast between refined instrumentation and uncompromising subject matter was later adopted by Stevie Wonder for his track "Village Ghetto Land", issued on Songs in the Key of Life (1976).[27]

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