1903 bird perfect Recipes

russet potatoes , scrubbed clean and dried, olive oil (or vegetable oil), kosher salt (optional)

melted peanut butter or 2 cups bacon grease or 2 cups other fat, cornmeal or 2 cups stale dry cereal, blended into crumbs, warm water, wild bird seed, raisins or nutmeats or chopped peanuts

glue , gun, ribbon (raffia), wine corks, dried spanish moss dried herb like lavender or rosemary, glue sticks (you may need more or less depends on how long the sticks are), ribbon (raffia, to make a bird nest)

hard vegetable fat or 2 lbs lard or 2 lbs suet, bird seed (i buy the winter mix), peanut butter, cornmeal (millet, quinoa or semolina can be substituted), oats, all-purpose flour, currants (or other dried fruits), cracked corn (optional)

bird nest, chinese rock sugar, water, few slices of ginseng

ground pork, scallions minced, garlic cloves minced, sherry ( i used red cabernet wine with excellent results), apple cider or rice vinegar, red chili sesame oil, teriyaki sauce, low-sodium soy sauce, fresh wonton wrappers at room temperature (found usually in your vegetable section by the tofu and bean sprouts section in your grocery store), pot with boiling water, cold water, waxed paper sprayed with pam or wet with water to keep prepared wontons not sticking until ready to boil, perfect dipping sauce, scallions minced super fine, low -sodium soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, red chili sesame oil

beef suet, fat, rendered, peanut butter , crunchy, unsalted peanuts, chopped, mixed bird seed, fat, rendered, unsalted peanuts, chopped, unsweetened dried cranberries, chopped, dried apple, chopped, mixed bird seed

bacon fat , solidified, room temperature or 1/2 cup lard, peanut butter, raisins or 1/4 cup chopped nuts or 1/4 cup bird seed or 1/4 cup crumbled bacon, stone ground white cornmeal (or more )

peanut butter, lard, suet, oatmeal, mixed wild bird seed, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, chopped cranberries or 1 cup raisins

melted beef suet, slightly chilled, crunchy peanut butter, rolled oats, cornmeal, mixed wild bird seed

string , for hanging, pinecones (5 high), chunky peanut butter (no salt, no sugar), vegetable shortening (or bacon drippings), yellow cornmeal, bird seed

perfect yeast breads and rolls are, high and evenly shaped., uniformly golden brown with a tender crust., even in texture with no large air holes., moist and silky with an elastic quality.

water, margarine, peanut butter, cereal (cornmeal, rolled oats, roman meal and/or cream of wheat), chopped fruit (raisins, dates, apples), sunflower seeds or bird seed

chopped suet, wild bird seed, black oiled sunflower seeds, oranges (cut in half(pulp removed ), string

raw suet, fatty bacon, raw peanuts (chopped ), raisins, cornmeal, oatmeal, peanut butter, dry dog food (crushed ), sunflower seeds, sugar, cracked corn or 1/2 cup mixed bird seed