Peanut-Butter and Suet Seed Cake

servings
4 servings
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Two birds perched on a green bird feeder.

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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

  1. Slowly melt peanut butter/suet over low heat. Add cornmeal and sand.

  2. Slowly add enough warm water to make a stiff dough. Mix in bird seed. (See Note.)

  3. Add raisins, nut meats, and chopped peanuts, and mix again.

  4. Pack mixture into small foil pans or a large flat pan, and refrigerate overnight.

  5. 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.

<p>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.</p>

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