Easy suet recipes your birds will love!  Extra calories in winter weather will serve them well, and won't cost much, or take too much time....read on

• 2 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup uncooked oats
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 small boxes of raisins
• 1 sup Special K (toasted corn) cereal

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon inside your suet feeder. You can also chill the mixture and shape it to fit a particular feeder.

• 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant)
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3/4 cup suet (or vegetable shortening)
• 1/2 cup birdseed
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup Cream of Wheat cereal (not instant)
• 1/3 cup dry cranberries, chopped

Cook rolled oats in boiling water in a large saucepan for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly until very thick. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter and suet until melted. Stir in remaining four ingredients. Cool and shape as desired. Use trail mix, nuts, berries or even peanuts. Store in the freezer and use as needed.

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup birdseed
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup raisins

Mix all ingredients. Microwave on high for 3 minutes, stir. Pour half of the mixture into a small plastic container (about the size of a suet feeder). Press down, put wax paper on top and then add the rest of the mixture. Put a lid on the container and freeze.  2 suet cakes per batch.

NO MELT:

• 2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup lard
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter

Combine the oats, cornmeal, flour and sugar in a large bowl. Melt the lard and peanut butter (can use a microwave) and add to the dry ingredients. Mix well. Pour the suet into a square pan about 2 inches deep, or spread it right on tree limbs.