Bird Feeder Cones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• string, for hanging
• 5 -6 large pinecones (5" high)
• 1 cup chunky peanut butter (no salt, no sugar)
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (or bacon drippings)
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups bird seed

Recipe

• 1 tie string to pine cone at bottom (narrow pointed end) cut string to desired length.
• 2 melt peanut butter& shortening in small saucepan.
• 3 add cornmeal.
• 4 heat& stir for 3-4 min.
• 5 until well mixed.
• 6 mix the birdseed into peanut butter mixture.
• 7 using fingers put the mixture into the petals until it is full.
• 8 chill for a few hours.
• 9 hang on a branch.
• 10 can be frozen so you always have some on hand.