Bird Treat Baskets
- Ready In:
- 24hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 3
- Yields:
-
50 baskets
ingredients
- 8 lbs beef suet or 8 lbs kidney suet
- 1 1⁄2 cups peanut butter
- 6 -8 cups cornmeal
directions
- 10 cups good quality bird seed.
- 100 muffin liners.
- 50 3-inch wicker baskets, with handles 50 cranberries.
- 15 yards red twine or scrap ribbon.
- TOOLS or EQUIPMENT:.
- saucepan.
- large mixing bowls.
- whisk.
- tablespoon.
- Melt the suet in a deep pan over low heat, about 45-60 minute
- Divide between 2 large bowls, add 3/4 cup of peanut butter to each and whisk inches Then add cornmeal, starting with just 3 cups in each bowl.
- Stir half the bird seed into each bowl
- If mixture is too soft, add more cornmeal
- Chill overnight in refrigerator or garage.
- Place double muffin liners (don't use foil) in each basket.
- Leave the suet mixture at room temperature until it is soft enough to scoop out with a tablespoon.
- Heap the baskets with suet mixture, about 1/2 cup in each basket.
- Top each with a fresh cranberry, Place any left over suet in a mest potato or onion bag and tie it to the tree.
- Using 10" lengths of red twine, or 10" scraps of ribbon, tie the basket to tree branches.
- You can save these baskets and refill immediately or save for next year.
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