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Making your own bird food
Marvel Mix 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup vegetable shortening, melted suit, or bacon drippings. 4 cups yellow cornmeal 1 cup white flour Mix together in a medium-sized pot over low heat. The heat helps to melt the peanut butter and fat for even distribution. Do not over heat as it will burn easily. Cool before serving. This will make a soft doughy food that can be offered in hardware cloth cages, smeared on bark or pinecones, or pressed into holes in a suit log. Many birds love this mixture, such as chickadees, siskins, juncos, all kinds of woodpeckers, brown creepers, jays, and many more. Starlings are particularly fond of this mix, so be careful to serve it in a manner as not to be accessible to the starlings. This is a particularly good source of fat and nutrition in the cold winter months. Keep extra mix covered in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. This recipe was taken from Enjoying Bird Feeding More © 1994 by Bird Watcher's Digest Press. Pardson Corporation, Marietta, Ohio. |
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