Homemade Bird Suet

These Suet Recipes are from Birds & Blooms Website.

 

Tropical Treat:

Attract woodpeckers, as well as chickadees and nuthatches, with this suet recipe made with coconut. The best part is this suet mix won’t melt when it’s warm outside.

• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄3 cup coconut
• 2 ½ cups oats
• 2 ½ cups cornmeal
• Raisins, nuts or birdseed, optional

Melt lard and peanut butter. Stir in coconut, oats and cornmeal. Add optional ingredients. Pour the mixture into a pan and chill in refrigerator over-night. Cut into squares and wrap in plastic for easy storage and removal. -Rebecca Beiler, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

 

Out on a Limb:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup flour
• ¾ cup water
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup raisins

In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Then add the water, and mix. Put peanut butter and lard in a small bowl and microwave for 2 minutes. Add to the cornmeal mixture along with the raisins. Refrigerate for about two hours. -Naomi Manalo, Middleton, Delaware

 

 

Bird Cake:

Make this “bird cake” treat and hang it from trees or bird feeders in mesh bags.

• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup honey
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup oats
• 2 eggs

Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9-inch square pan. Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. -Mary Hochstetler, Milford, Indiana