While searching and googling the other day - I landed (no pun intended) on this great link - it gives some great recipes for feeding outside birds on a budget. Now you can’t beat that! Be nice to the little wee flybabies outside this winter and save a few pennies at the same time.

http://www.budget101.com/recipes/id123.htm

Here’s a sample of one of the recipes:

Gourmet Bird Food Balls

2 lb. ground suet
2 C. peanut butter
1/3 C. molasses
1/4 C. bacon grease
1 lb. regular oatmeal
1 C. cornmeal
Bird feed with sunflower seeds  Have the butcher grind the suet.

Place suet in a pan and melt over medium heat. Strain into a large bowl. Add peanut butter, molasses, bacon grease, oatmeal and corn meal. Add enough seeds until mixture can be rolled into balls. Roll into two-inch balls and coat with bird feed while warm. Chill.
Place outside for the birds. If using as a gift, wrap individual balls in plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon. Attach a label indicating it is for the birds. Yields 24 two-inch balls
LOOK what ELSE I found looking for the above….homesteadi

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