How to Compress Suet Cakes for Wild Birds

Place compressed suet cakes inside a feeder to attract wild birds.

Suet cakes are a form of bird food typically used during the winter. You can buy the cakes from a store, or you can make your own. There are a number of different recipes for suet, but all of them include lard. Lard contains a high amount of fat, which is ideal for wild birds trying to keep warm in the winter.

Things You'll Need

• 1 1/2 cups lard
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• Large saucepan
• Stove
• Spoon
• 3 cups whole oats
• 3 cups cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cups sugar
• 1-inch-deep baking pan
• Knife

Instructions

1. Heat 1 1/2 cups of each lard and peanut butter in a saucepan on a stove over low heat.

2. Stir the mixture with a spoon until it becomes completely liquid.

3. Turn off the stove.

4. Add three cups whole oats, three cups cornmeal, 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour and half a cup of sugar to the saucepan and stir. If the mixture becomes too difficult to stir, try adding some more lard.

5. Pour the mixture into an inch-deep baking pan.

6. Set the baking pan aside until the suet cools and solidifies.

7. Cut the hardened suet into block cakes matching the dimensions of your suet bird feeder.

References

• The-scoop-on-wild-birds-and-feaders.com: Suet Bird Food Recipes