Fall Suet Cake for the Birds
Josiah is co-founder of COLEwebdev and You Do It Suet.
This recipe is featured in Making Fat Into Suet Cakes, The Best No-Waste Idea Yet
This recipe will be sure to attract new avian friends to your backyard as temperatures begin to drop.
Ingredients
- .45 kg (1 pound) ground beef or bacon
- 59 ml (¼ cup) black oil sunflower seeds
- 59 ml (¼ cup) pumpkin seeds
- 59 ml (¼ cup) old fashioned oats
- 45 grams (3 tablespoons) sunflower seeds
- 45 grams (3 tablespoons) cranberries
- 45 grams (3 tablespoons) crushed eggshells
- 45 grams (3 tablespoons) peanuts
Preparation
1. Fry the ground beef or bacon. Pour only the excess fat directly into a container; reserve remaining meat for another purpose. Mix in bird-friendly ingredients while the fat is still liquid and then freeze.
2. Once hardened, the suet cake can be released from its mold and placed outside.
Josiah Cole
Josiah is co-founder of COLEwebdev and You Do It Suet. COLEwebdev provides web design, development and marketing services to small businesses. You Do It Suet is an innovative new birding product by co-founders Josiah and Desiree Cole.
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