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Peanut Butter Suet
Here's a fast, easy & inexpensive recipe for homemade suet that the birds love!
Prep Time
20
minutes
Freezing Time
1
hour
Total Time
1
hour
20
minutes
Cost
$2.50
Equipment
Saucepan
Cake Pan
Freezer
Ingredients
1
cup
crunchy peanut butter
2
cups
"quick cook" oatmeal
2
cups
cornmeal
1 1/2
cups
lard
1
cup
white flour
1/3
cup
sugar
Instructions
Melt the peanut butter and lard together in a pan over low heat, then mix in the remaining ingredients (while still on low heat).
Press the mixture into a square or rectangular cake pan so that the mix is about 1 inch thick (or the thickness of your suet feeder.
Freeze for an hour, and then cut into squares that will fit your feeder.
Notes
Store extra suet squares in the freezer (separated by wax paper as shown in the photo) until ready to use.