Holiday Treats For The Birds

LuAnn Craighton of Callaway Gardens

Southern Living, December 1998 issue

Basic Miracle Meal

2 cups smooth or chunky peanut butter

2 cups shortening

2 cups flour

6-8 cups cornmeal

Melt peanut butter and shortening in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in dry ingredients. Turn dough out into a wax paper-lined 13x9 inch pan. Let stand until cool enough to stiffen. Cut into rectangles that fit into standard suet feeders. Store extras in the refrigerator.

Debra’s variation: I added approximately 1-2 cups of bird seed and only used 7 cups cornmeal.

You can also make "cookies" by flattening out mixture by hand to ½ inch thickness and using cookie cutters or shapes. Then allow to completely cool.