| Bird
Suet
Recipe
Ingredients:
2 lb. Lard*
6 c.
Cornmeal
3 c. Wheat
flour
4 c. Oatmeal
2 c.
Peanut
hearts
*DO
NOT SUBSTITUTE
SHORTENING FOR LARD
Suet makes
a
great
diet supplement for insect eating birds during the winter when insects
are harder to find. Bird feeding supply stores sell a wide range
of
suet cakes, some plain, some mixed with treats such as peanut butter,
raisins or other dried fruit, nuts or even peppers. But you can make your
own
inexpensive
mixture and freeze it to have on hand all winter. The Audubon Society
originally
published this recipe.
DIRECTIONS:
Soften
the lard to room temperature. Stir in the other ingredients a couple of
cups
at a time until the mixture is quite thick. Freeze the mixture in
tuna
cans or plastic tubs about 4 inches by 4 inches in size.
NOTE:
The suet
cakes
can be hung frozen, and they fit nicely in wire suet cage
feeders. Source: Portland
Oregonian
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Fine-feathered dining! Birds flock to the high-energy
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