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Recipes for Suet

Basic Suet Mix

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup shortening

1 cup flour

3 cups cornmeal

1 cup cracked corn or hen scratch

Slowly melt shortening and peanut butter in a large saucepan on low heat. Stir in other ingredients slowly. Pour into aluminum pie tins and let cool.

You can add one small handful of black oil sunflower seeds and/or mixed seed (optional).

Birdy Suet Mix

1 cup chunky peanut butter

2 cups ground oatmeal

2 cups oatmeal

1 cup shortening or rendered suet

⅓ cup sugar

1 cup white flour

Melt the shortening or suet and peanut butter on low heat until melted in a large saucepan. Stir in the other ingredients one at a time. Pour into aluminum pie tins and set aside to cool.

For variations on these recipes add peanuts, berries, ...