Featured in: Suet, Seeds and Safety: Feeding Birds in Winter
Ingredients
- •473 ml (2 cups) melted peanut butter, rendered suet or a mix of both
- •473 ml (2 cups) cornmeal
- •Sprinkling of fine sand
- •473 ml to 710 ml (2 to 3 cups) wild bird seed
- •Mixed raisins, nut meats, and chopped peanuts
Preparation
Slowly melt peanut butter/suet over low heat. Add cornmeal and sand.
Slowly add enough warm water to make a stiff dough. Mix in bird seed. (See Note.)
Add raisins, nut meats, and chopped peanuts, and mix again.
Pack mixture into small foil pans or a large flat pan, and refrigerate overnight.
Cut into pieces for tying onto tree branches or placing in a wire suet feeder. Or spread dough in holes drilled into a log and hang.
Note: If you wish to make seed-covered balls, reserve 237 ml (1 cup) of the birdseed. Shape the dough into balls while soft and roll in loose seed before chilling. Place in a round wire suet feeder.