Ingredients

  • 1 cup lard or rendered fat like bacon grease
  • 1 cup peanut butter smooth or chrunchy
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup oatmeal
  • 1/4 cup seed bird
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut optional
  • 1/2 cup flour optional
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/2 cup dried fruit like cranberries or raisins, optional
  • honey Optional

Method

  • You will need a large pine cone and some string for hanging
  • Mix all of these ingredients together. If it is crumbly, you can add more lard, peanut butter or even honey. If it is too gooey, add more cornmeal, oats or flour. Press the suet into a pine cone, tie a string around the cone and hang in a tree.
  • This will make enough to stuff at least 3 large pine cones.