A LITTLE SOMETHING 
     
     FOR THE BIRDS 
     
    
   
   
    
     (contributed by Mary Willms) 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the winter the experts maintain the 
     
     bet way to bird-watch is a comfortable 
     
     chair by the window. By keeping a 
     
     feeder stocked with a variety of foods, 
     
     you can attract many different qecies 
     
     of birds that will stay with you until 
     
     spring. Most people have good luck 
     
     attracting birds by putting out feeders 
     
     full of sunflower seeds, cracked corn and 
     
     millet,orby hanging meshbagsofmet. 
     
     But if you really want to impres your 
     
     avian friends, here are a few recipes you 
     
     can ooncoct- stdctly for the birds! 
     
    
   
   
    
     JUNCO CO RNBREAD 
     
    
   
   
    
     3 cups mmeal 
     
    

    
     2 teaspoons baking powder 
     
    

    
     1/2 cup fat (meat drippings or lard) 
     
     3 cups water 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mix all the ingredients together and 
     
     bakeinadeeppanat375 degreesfor 30 
     
     to 35 minute. Reduce heat if bread 
     
     looks as if it is forming a hard crust. 
     
     May be doubled or halved. Place in" 
     
     mesh bags and hang outdoors. 
     
    
   
   
    
     JAC K DUDLEY'S W OODPEC KER 
     
     PUDDING 
     
    
   
   
    
     8poundssuet 
     
     2poundspeanutbutter 
     
     lS—ouncebottleoornsyrup 
     
     2poundsrulledoat-s 
     
    
   
   
    
     Melt the suet in a kettle, pouring the 
     
     meled fat into another container as it 
     
     cooks down. While the fat is still. hot, 
     
     addthe peanutbutter, cornsyrupand 
     
     oats, stirring constantly until the 
     
     mixture is well blended. Put the pudding 
     
     intooldsoupcansto coolandharden, 
     
     and store in a cool place. To use, warm 
     
     the can until the pidding is soft enough 
     
     to handle. Dn‘lla number of 1 1/2 inch 
     
     holesina4 inchdiameterbirchlog 
     
     Cleave the bark intact to provide good 
     
     toeholds for the birds), spread the 
     
     pudding into the holes, and hang the log 
     
     outdoors where it is accessible to the 
     
     birds. 
     
    
   
   
    
     FINE FEATHERED ENTREE 
     
    
   
   
    
     3 parts melted fat (suet preferred) 
     
    

    
     1 part cornmeal or finely cracked corn 
     
     1 part peanut butter 
     
    

    
     1 part sunflower seeds or chopped nuts 
     
     1 part brown sugar 
     
    

    
     1 part chopped dried fiuit 
     
    
   
   
    
     Combine all of the ingredients with 
     
     enough water to get the coreistency of 
     
     cooked oatmeal. Cook in double boiler 
     
     until well blended. Put into small 
     
     containerser tuna fish cansthatcan 
     
     be securely attached to feeders or trees. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     SUET CAKE 
     
    
   
   
    
     2~parts melted fat (bacon fat, suet or 
     
     lard) 
     
    

    
     2 parts yellow cornmeal 
     
    

    
     1 part peanut butter 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mixaningrediems mgetherand cookfor 
     
     a few minutes. Pour into small 
     
     containers (tum fish cans are good), and 
     
     refrigerate or freeze until needed. 
     
     Mixturecanalsobestufiedinto 1"holes 
     
     dn'lledin smalllogsto hang from trees. 
     
     Therecipecanbemadeallyearlongas 
     
     you accumulate ht. Fasten containers 
     
    
   
   
    
     . securely to trea or feeders. 
     
    
   
   
    
     CHIC KADEE PUDDING 
     
    
   
   
    
     wet. ground up 
     
    

    
     flour, sugar, cornmeal 
     
    

    
     old cake, bread and doughnu’m 
     
     wild—bird seed, peanut butter 
     
     apples, ground up 
     
    

    
     kitchen seeds: apple, squash ect. 
     
     nuts and raisons, bacon fat 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mix all ingredients, except bacon fat. 
     
     Mdt plenty of bacon fat and while hot, 
     
     pour it over the mixture, stirring well. 
     
     Pour into disposable aluminum pie plates. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ Cut as needed.