1920 island birding and 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

beef, a-1 steak sauce, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, thousand island dressing

dark rye bread, toasted, bottled thousand island dressing, cooked turkey, sliced, cooked ham, sliced, swiss cheese, canned sauerkraut, well drained, crushed pineapple, well drained, sharp cheddar cheese, red onions

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

jasmine rice, whole fresh pineapple, cored and peeled (dole), vegetable oil, yellow onion, diced, garlic cloves, chopped, coarse salt, crushed red pepper flakes, spiced rum (captain morgan s), chicken stock or 2 cups chicken broth, boneless skinless chicken breast halves, coarse black pepper, fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, fresh cilantro, chopped

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

cream cheese, softened, thousand island dressing, milk, crabmeat, drained, chopped red bell pepper, lemon juice, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, wheat thins snack cracker

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