Bird Suet Cakes

8 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb lard (no substitutes)
  • 2 cups chunky peanut butter (cheapest is fine)
  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 2 cups flour (any kind)
  • 2 cups oatmeal (any kind)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 cups bird seed
  • 1 cup dried fruits (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Melt lard and peanut butter, in microwave oven about 3 minutes, stirring each minute; then add in all other ingredients and mix together.
  2. 2
    Scrape into flat pan (9-13), cool in refrigerator until hard.
  3. 3
    Cut to desired size and wrap in plastic wrap or foil.
  4. 4
    Refrigerate until ready to use.
  5. 5
    Place in small mesh bag (old produce bags work) and hang where birds can reach.
  6. 6
    Watch that other critters cannot get to it.

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