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Tried-n-True Simple Bird Treat Recipe

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Homemade suet! I made a bunch of these up last night and I must say they look rather nice! They are gender-neutral and you don’t need to worry about personal tastes. Who doesn’t like to watch birds?

Suet generally comes from raw beef or mutton fat and is frequently made from the fat found around the loins and kidneys. It is rendered by heating the fat which results in the cooking off of the wax-like material.. aka Suet. Usually, grocery stores will sell chunks of raw fat labeled as suet, which can be cut into small squares and melted (rendered). If your local store doesn’t seem to offer it, you can use lard in its place.

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Suet attracts many Types of birds, including woodpeckers, goldfinches, juncos, cardinals, thrushes, jays, bluebirds, and wrens. Purchase some empty suet cages; Walmart has them for $2 each. Next, mix up some homemade suet cakes with the following recipe:

Credits: Originally Posted on our Budget101 Discussion List by Heidi. Photo Courtesy of Wildbirdfeeder.org

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