Bird Bread (bird food)

This recipe is from Bird Watcher's Digest. I prefer using peanut butter because it doesn't melt outdoors in the summertime like grease does and birds love it! Cooking time does not include overnight refrigeration.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 pan

Ingredients

• 2  cups  melted peanut butter or 2  cups bacon grease or 2  cups  other  fat
• 2  cups cornmeal or 2  cups  stale dry  cereal, blended into crumbs
•  warm water
• 2 -3  cups  wild  bird seed
•  raisins or   nutmeats or   chopped peanuts

Directions

1. Slowly melt peanut butter, grease or fat over low heat.
2. Add cornmeal or stale cereal crumbs.
3. Slowly add enough warm water to make a stiff dough.
4. Add birdseed and raisins, nut meats or chopped peanuts.
5. Pack mixture into small foil pans or a large flat pan.
6. Refrigerate overnight.
7. Cut into pieces for tying onto tree branches.