The Bird Magnet

Birds greatly benefit from fats found in meat and in plants. Some people might not realize, but birds actually have a different body composition than humans, so the fat and cholesterol that we worry about is not an issue. They have extremely high metabolisms so the fat that we worry about in our diets is MUCH needed in theirs--do the research, I did!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 2 cups or so

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup bacon fat, solidified, room temperature or 1⁄2 cup  lard
• 1⁄4 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup raisins or 1⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts or 1⁄4 cup  bird seed or 1⁄4 cup  crumbled bacon
• 1  cup  stone ground white cornmeal (or more)

Directions

1. Combine fat, peanut butter, and "goodies" in a bowl.
2. Mix together well.
3. Gradually add cornmeal until the mixture becomes a stiff dough.
4. Put a ball of this mixture in a suet "cage" feeder, on a pine cone,or an open tray feeder, just don't put it in a hopper-type feeder.