Bird Suet -- for the Birds! Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 4 1/2 cups beef suet (fat )
  • 1 cup dried crumpled whole wheat bread
  • 1/4 cup millet
  • 1/4 cup raisins

Directions:

  1. Melt the suet (available from your butcher) over low heat.
  2. In a mixing bowl, mix the remaining ingredients together.
  3. Allow the suet to cool somewhat and then pour in the mix and stir thoroughly.
  4. When it thickens (cools) stuff the mixture in between the petals of an open pine cone. Virginia pine cones are best because they open very nicely and can be picked up all over the eastern U.S., but any open pine cone will work. The big pine cones from the western U.S. forests are great too but you'll only need a couple of those ones.
  5. Hang the pine cones from a string in your back yard.
  6. As for the other ingredients, your local farm/feed store can usually supply ingredients such as millet.
  7. This recipe is a good project for kids on rainy days!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2184.66 Kcal (9147 kJ)
Calories from fat 1829.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 203.31g 313%
Cholesterol 135.67mg 45%
Sodium 434.92mg 18%
Potassium 104.93mg 2%
Total Carbs 130.37g 43%
Sugars 60g 240%
Dietary Fiber 1.5g 6%
Protein 12.23g 24%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 12.2mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 498.79 Kcal (2088 kJ)
Calories from fat 417.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.42g 313%
Cholesterol 30.97mg 45%
Sodium 99.3mg 18%
Potassium 23.96mg 2%
Total Carbs 29.76g 43%
Sugars 13.7g 240%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 6%
Protein 2.79g 24%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 5%
Calcium 2.8mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 60.3
    Points
  • 67
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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