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• Suet Cupcakes

• Peanut Butter Suet

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• Raisin Oak Cake

Suet Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 lb. suet in small pieces
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup mixed wild bird seed
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1 cup sunflower seed
1 cup rolled oats

Directions:
Melt suet over a low flame. Add other Ingredients into the fat until completely blended. Pour mixture into paper cupcake cups in muffin pans. Chill until hardened. Remove paper and place in your wire basket.

Peanut Butter Suet

Ingredients:
2 cups crunchy peanut butter
4 cups quick cook oats
2 cups lard
4 cups corn meal
2 cups white flour
2/3 cup sugar

Directions:
Melt peanut butter and lard in a large pot over a low flame. Add the remaining Ingredients. Place the mixture into square freezer containers, packing firmly to approx. 1-1/2" inches thick. Cover and freeze. Raisins or chopped nuts are optional.

Suet Oak Cake

Ingredients:
1/2 cup ground wheat or Roman Meal bread
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons molasses
1 egg
1 tablespoon cooking oil

Directions:
Mix all Ingredients together and blend well. Grease a pie pan for baking. Pour mixture into pie pan and bake at 350 degrees until mixture is golden brown. If desired, raisins may be added. Crumble pie and place in feeder.

Raisin Oak Cake

Ingredients:
1 cup raisins
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup lard (unsalted)
1 cup skim milk
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup flour

Directions:
Mix Ingredients together and blend well to form a thick batter. Add raisins dredged with flour. Grease a pie pan and flour lightly for baking. Pour mixture into pie pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately an hour. Cool and break into large pieces. Place in mesh bags and hang in shrubs.

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