Bird cakes

10 Sep, 2008
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Just made these, just letting them set abit then i will put them in freezer to set before i wrap them in clingfilm. All i do to make them is save some old little tubs, put some cheap lard in them, let it melt in microwave then mix bird seed, nuts, dried fruit, in fact i put any thing in them like broken biscuits, crackers, old cake, cheese, bits of fat if there is any on my bacon oh and bits out the bottom of cereal packet.Anyway when the lard as melted mix what ever you have in it, i put string in some of them to hang just anywhere some i put in in the proper bird feeders you can buy, than fill your cartons, let them set a little bit them freeze in freezer, when set wrap in clingfilm and you then have birdcakes for next to nothing.

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Chrispook

Good tip. I'm hoping to feed the birds for free with all my home grown sunflower seeds.

10 Sep, 2008

Irish

the birds are gona love you for these Clarice

10 Sep, 2008

Amy

Thanks Clarice you,ve answered my last question :D

10 Sep, 2008

Blodyn

They'll be your friends for life Clarice. !

10 Sep, 2008

Gardengnome

Great idea. Thanks for the tip Clarice.

10 Sep, 2008

Ams

Ticket to heaven stuff Clarice.

10 Sep, 2008

Pansypotter

Wonderful Clarice, a girl after my own heart, spend a fortune on birdseed and nuts, I used to make bird cake similar to yours with my grandchildren, but afraid thats a number of years ago, you have inspired me tor enew the habit. [We Lancashire gals are a shrewd lot]

24 Sep, 2008

Jacque

Bird Cakes How Fab :)

24 Sep, 2008

Aleatha

what a great idea! we have cold winters here and often put out the bird bells... thinking this would be way more fun with the kids :))

1 Oct, 2008

Catfinch

well now I can do this...have you tried forming them in the cling wrap or is it just to runny...

26 Oct, 2008

Wohlibuli

These are great! I'm sure your garden is super popular with the birds. I make a similar mixture of lard and peanut butter mixed with corn flour and freeze it in a loaf pan. I then just cut off a slice and fill the metal cage I hang out back. Lots of birds eat it, esp. woodpeckers and nuthatchs.

26 Oct, 2008

Catfinch

Alright...what great ideas...will work on these...I smeared some pine cones with a mixture of peanut butter, bacon grease and some varied items last winter. The birds cleaned those right out.

26 Oct, 2008

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