How to Make Bacon Bird Suet

If you want to attract birds to your backyard and you love the idea of giving them a good meal, consider making up a batch of bacon bird suet. Suet is a high-energy food that consists of animal fat and other ingredients that will make it attractive to birds. When you want to give your local wild birds a taste of something different, think about offering them bacon bird suet.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 cup solid unsalted bacon fat
  • 1 cup ground cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • Mixing bowl
  • Raisins
  • Bacon crumbles
  • Wooden spoon
  • Suet feeder
  • Zip-lock bag
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place 1 cup of solid, unsalted bacon fat, 1/2 cup of peanut butter, and 1 cup of ground cornmeal into a large mixing bowl.

    • 2

      Add a small amount of raisins and bacon crumbles into the mixture. While these are optional items, you will find that they can be an extra treat for the birds.

    • 3

      Mix the ingredients together in the bowl with a wooden spoon until it stiffens into a thick, dough-like consistency. If necessary, add more cornmeal, which will thicken the mixture and keep it from getting too sticky

    • 4

      Place the suet into a suet feeder.

    • 5

      Store any remaining suet in a zip-lock bag in the refrigerator.