Adapted from the Old Farmers’ Almanac 1984
Featured in: Suet, Seeds and Safety: Feeding Birds in Winter
Ingredients
- •3 parts rendered suet
- •1 part corn meal or finely cracked corn
- •1 part peanut butter or other nut butter
- •1 part sunflower kernels or chopped nuts
- •1 part brown sugar
- •1 part chopped dried fruit (currants, raisins, prunes, etc.)
- •1 handful of fine sand
Preparation
Combine all of the ingredients with enough water to get the consistency of cooked oatmeal. Cook in double boiler until well-blended.
Put into small molds or containers. Refrigerate until hardened.