Edible Handmade Bird Decorations

Materials Needed:

• 18 oz. lard
• 3 1/2 oz. coarse oats
• 3 1/2 oz. nuts — peanuts are a good choice
• 3 1/2 oz. dried fruits

• 3 1/2 oz. seeds — sunflower seeds are the best choice
• garden wire
• old tennis ball or similar, sliced in half and with a small round hole cut out of the top, then resealed by wrapping a length of wire around the ball and twisting the wire ends together securely
• garden string

Step 1

Put the lard into a saucepan and melt it gently over a low heat. While the lard is melting, mix the dry ingredients together.

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Step 2

Add handfuls of the dry food to the melted lard and mix them together. The dry ingredients should all be well coated in the lard.

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Step 3

Insert a piece of wire, which is a little longer than the mold, down through the center of the mold. Pack the seed mix in around the wire. Tip: Use a recycled glass tumbler as a mold if you don’t have an old tennis ball.

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