- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 2 cups quick oats
- 2 cups cornmeal
- 1 cup wild bird food
- 1 cup lard or shortening
- 1/2 cup nuts or raisins
- 1/2 cup sugar
Why not mix up some homemade suet cakes for the birds this winter.
Gift giving Suet Cake
Mix lard and peanut butter in microwave or stove top. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into square containers and store in freezer. Makes 8 (1 cup)cakes.
I use tupperware sandwitch containers, just press into the bottom of those. I then freeze it over night then remove it wrap in plastic wrap and place in freezer until needed.
If making for craft shows or gift giving print copies of the recipe and wrapped with the suet filled cages. Both clean cellophane and large clear goodie bags work. The cellophane looks prettier, since a lot gathers at the top. The bags are much easier. Top off with some pretty ribbon.
To give as gifts
Purchase some empty suet cages; Walmart has them for $2 each.
Make due Suet Cake #2
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup bacon grease
2 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup crasins
1 cup bird seed
1 cup corn meal
1 cup flour
Make same as above. Makes 7 cakes
Leftover Suet cake #3
1 cup leftover oatmeal cooked
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup bird seeds or pumpkin seeds
1/8 cup blue-crasins, raisins or crasins
1 cup grapenuts or trail mix
Make the same as first recipe. makes 3 cakes,
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