1846 bird treat baskets Recipes

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

rice krispies, marshmallows, margarine or 3 tbsp butter, shredded coconut, marshmallow peeps (your choice of color-i usually make 24 with blue, pink and yellow birds), jelly beans

peanut butter, yellow cornmeal, more if to sticky, flour, cracked dried whole corn, seeds (sunflower,milet,sesame,amaranth,even from sweet & hot peppers) or 1/2 cup cracked nuts

yellow cornmeal, wheat germ, mixed bird seed, raisins, quick oats

crumbled granola cereal or 1 cup cheerios toasted oat cereal, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, ground almonds, powdered wheat grass, powdered eggshells, eggs, carrot baby food, unsweetened fruit juice, using just enough to mix into firm dough

quick-cooking oatmeal, uncooked, brown sugar , packed, sunflower seeds, millet bird seed, cornmeal, all-purpose flour, creamy peanut butter, water

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

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

sweet potato, raisins, mashed banana, fresh mixed vegetables or 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, diced apple, quick-cooking oatmeal or 1 1/2 cups corn flakes or 1 1/2 cups granola cereal or 1 1/2 cups similar cereal

peanut butter (creamy or chunky), water, cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, hulled sunflower seeds

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