1 cup lard or beef suet
1 cup chunky peanut butter
2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
2 cups yellow corn meal
1 cup flour
I buy nuts & fruit or some kind of wood pecker dry food and add that also.
Melt lard or suet. Turn stove to low and add peanut butter.
While suet is melting mix together the last 3 ingredients. After peanut butter and suet is melted add dry ingredients a couple cups at a time. When all is mixed together, spread in a baking pan. Cool. Cut into size you want and put in freezer. I live in MN so keep it in the garage in the winter.
I make a triple batch every time. It is really messy so make one HUGE mess.
You can buy suet in the meat section of most stores. At least around here. I've never used lard. Don't think it is as good for the birds. In the winter they sit in trees at night and shiver off their body fat so the suet and peanut butter keeps up their body fat.
If you make this, the birds will love you. The chickadees and nuthatches also enjoy the treat.
Rita