Bird Treat Baskets

Total Time: 24 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 8 lbs beef suet or 8 lbs kidney suet
• 1 1/2 cups peanut butter
• 6 -8 cups cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 10 cups good quality bird seed.
• 2 100 muffin liners.
• 3 50 3-inch wicker baskets, with handles 50 cranberries.
• 4 15 yards red twine or scrap ribbon.
• 5 tools or equipment:.
• 6 saucepan.
• 7 large mixing bowls.
• 8 whisk.
• 9 tablespoon.
• 10 melt the suet in a deep pan over low heat, about 45-60 minute
• 11 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.
• 12 stir half the bird seed into each bowl
• 13 if mixture is too soft, add more cornmeal
• 14 chill overnight in refrigerator or garage.
• 15 place double muffin liners (don't use foil) in each basket.
• 16 leave the suet mixture at room temperature until it is soft enough to scoop out with a tablespoon.
• 17 heap the baskets with suet mixture, about 1/2 cup in each basket.
• 18 top each with a fresh cranberry, place any left over suet in a mest potato or onion bag and tie it to the tree.
• 19 using 10" lengths of red twine, or 10" scraps of ribbon, tie the basket to tree branches.
• 20 you can save these baskets and refill immediately or save for next year.