Bird Wreath...great For Gifts Or Decorating For The Holidays

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups beef suet
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup cornmeal

Recipe

• 1 tools or equipment.
• 2 saute pan.
• 3 metal tongs.
• 4 large metal spoons.
• 5 9x13 pan.
• 6 1 to 2 wax-paper lined cookie sheets.
• 7 3 6 1/2-inch straw wreaths.
• 8 3 yards decorative ribbon.
• 9 12-15 grain branches.
• 10 in a large saute pan, heat the suet over medium low heat until completely melted. stir in the peanut butter and cornmeal.
• 11 it may be necessary to add a bit more cornmeal if mixture is too runny.
• 12 remove from the heat and, with tongs, dip in one of the wreaths, covering the entire surface with the suet mixture.
• 13 use a spoon to coat the inside.
• 14 place the bird seed in a pan and roll the warm suet-covered wreath in the seed, completely covering the wreath, patting the seed on if necessary.
• 15 place on the cookie sheet.repeat with the remaining wreaths.
• 16 if the suet mixture begins to harden, reheat it slightly and continue dipping. refrigerate the wreaths overnight.
• 17 tie with bows and grain branches.
• 18 i save some of the grasses when i cut them back in the fall, and use them sometimes. wheat stems look really great as well.