Very glad to see that people know not to use vegetable shortening. And read your peanut butter labels because nowadays they're putting some really bad stuff in peanut butter I use all natural.

You can buy beef suet from your butcher, or get animal lard. Vegetable shortening isn't good for anything. It's definitely not good for birds.

@MegInWhispers

2 жыл бұрын

@MoMo BaBa - using up beef suet is another way to utilize the whole animal more sustainably than throwing it out and only utilizing muscle meat. organs are nutrient dense for humans, bones and connective tissue is great for bone broth to be sipped on its own or used as a base for soups, and rendered fat can nourish wild birds. animal fats are much healthier than highly processed, rancid vegetable oils. the entire conversation about fat at the beginning of this video is super uninformed and outdated.

@MegInWhispers

2 жыл бұрын

totally agree! 👏👏👏

@CherylAnderson-qs4iq

7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, many of the least expensivei peanutbutters aren't fully made of peanuts. Some may be made from peanut mash mixed with inferior oils as some companies separate, & then sell.the peanut oil for cooking. I've bought real suet & then put in into the metal holder. I've also saved the plastic forms after I've loaded in tje purchased "suet" cakes. That way when I rend some real suet into a liquid, I can mix in cracked corn & black oil sunflower seeds, plus some whole oatmeal You may be able to add in some nutritious seeds & chopped nuts that grow in your area!

@miwarrior060709

6 ай бұрын

It’s not just about the birds nutrition they need it for covering their feathers and staying warm. So don’t say it’s not good for anything because it is. You’re very negative. They’re just showing you how to make a block,out what you want in it. If you don’t like theirs then make a different video but don’t criticize those for helping

@milofonbil

6 ай бұрын

@@miwarrior060709 "Vegetable" shortening is full of trans-fats. Vegetable shortening is not made from vegetables, it's made from seed oils. The FDA took all trans fats off the market. It can't be good for you. It's not being negative, it's just presenting a fact to you that you might not be aware of.

I'm making a log for the winter. Great idea and natural.

Cornell Labs says: Do Not add vegetable shortening. It is made with hydrogenated vegetable oil.

@debslifesimplified6406

3 жыл бұрын

What about lard from the meat shop

@314Tazo

3 жыл бұрын

@@debslifesimplified6406 Lard or tallow/pork fat from butcher is recommended.

@JillHarmony

3 жыл бұрын

Only natural peanut butter, the other processed kinds are loaded with chemicals.

@amyr3285

2 жыл бұрын

Can I use butter instead of lard and then add peanut butter?

@314Tazo

2 жыл бұрын

@@amyr3285 Not sure..? Wild Birds Unlimited sells prepared suet with seeds.

Thanks for the easy to do recipient and ideas!

Great video ,,, I made up this recipe and I have to say it was a big hit at Thanksgiving dinner , although Grandma did say the Oats were sticking in her dentures .

@chrisb.4323

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!

@Noname-cn4ly

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Love the log idea! Thanks :)

I’ve made many different recipes, all of which my birds love. I support 9 widely spaced suet feeders. I always use dried mealworms, and also a little bit of good quality small kibble dog food. I also use a little cracked corn or coarse-ground corn meal, good bird seed mix, raisins, etc. The sky’s the limit! Go crazy! Oh yeah……don’t forget to add a dash of salt!

@cornbread2u2

6 ай бұрын

I use cat food. The birds swoop in and eat it out of their bowls so why not incorporate it in to the suet!

@uralbob1

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@cornbread2u2I have used cat food too. I think both are ok if you buy high quality food. Cat food has more protein of course. I’ve included stale corn chips, corn tortillas, frozen meats, chicken scraps, etc. chipped apples, dog biscuits (ground).

@cornbread2u2

6 ай бұрын

@@uralbob1 I rendered the beef and pork fat down and added the cracklins to the mix! Love it, waste not want not right!

@uralbob1

6 ай бұрын

You got it! If you find that they don’t like it, don’t feed it! Any meat that I’ve served, is gobbled up by my woodpeckers. The exception being chicken skin. I’ve observed that they peck around it until there’s nothing left! But that’s ok! You just change your recipe, and feed the chicken skins to the crows! They’ll love you for it!

Great presentation fellow bird nerds!! I want to try this very soon. Thanks.

Great work. Thank you.

great video, thx for sharing. I will ask my daughter we need to try this.

Awesome idea

Save a lot of time and cleaning by melting the fat on a very low heat to dissolve it and then add in the crunchy peanut butter and stir the two together.

@terriutley7214

Жыл бұрын

That was going to be my question. Thank you

@kaygataki6163

Жыл бұрын

Melt lard in microwave then stir in crunchy peanut butter. Thats all i use

Love that you have the recipe below.

Great video will save me running out to buy some ..TY !

Thx , great video 👍⚾️🎄

I just skimmed through this but did they mention using unsalted ingredients? The mealworms are a bonus ingredient but I agree with others that animal fat is probably better for wildlife than hydrogenated vegetable fat that humans shouldn't even eat.

@lifebeelifebee9214

2 жыл бұрын

In Russia, we use natural unsalted lard

hI Amanda! I can't believe I found you, and it's lovely to see you here. I'm margaret from wcs days in O. rememberring all I learned and how much I enjoyed those days. Hope all is well with you and yours. merry christmas 2023, thank you for the suet recipe.

I use nurses disposable gloves to mix everything by hand- lol I also get my peanut butter done fresh from a machine at my Bulk store (no sugar or salt) I added dried mealworms, chopped up peanut pieces and hulled sunflower. Thanks for the recipe - hard to keep the squirrels away

@countrygirl4422

Жыл бұрын

Make extra for the squirrels.

Thank you! Way cool and easy to follow!Make sure to suggest unsalted PB. No additives is best. Same for shortening.

@robertknight2556

Жыл бұрын

Unsalted AND sugar-free PB. I also don't buy PB that has palm oil in it, but that's just from an ecological viewpoint.

Your mum’s very knowledgeable 😊

Thank you. Have been wanting to make something extra for all the different birds we have here. They feed on the grain hay and alfa in the barn. Pluse we have plenty of trees here for then to stay in. Kind of like a bird nest city complex for them. God bless

When adding sticky ingredients, grease or oil the measuring instrument then the sticky slides right out. Works well for syrup, peanut butter, molasses, those types of sticky ingredients.

Thanks for the information and the little knife I believe is a butter knife

Mix it so that it's just mixed in. I like these kind of unscripted videos. Very nice and good style

It’s evident you have big hearts ♥️ and care for our feathered friends. When preparing seed cakes/suet cakes, one needs to be very cautious with the ingredients. In reality birds do not eat fat per say. Seeds contain a certain type of oil. One should only add ingredients in a raw state. Fresh ground peanut butter, the natural fat is good for energy. Birds are foragers by nature. Ingredients that have been processed, beyond de hulling, cracked or ground. Wouldn’t be healthy for them.

@JayP-kd5rc

2 жыл бұрын

Many birds do eat fat, and suet is good for them to keep them warm in the cold weather. Corn meal will not hurt them.

@robertknight2556

Жыл бұрын

You know your stuff, Robert. Thank you for your knowledgeable observations and recommendations.

Many birders and university experts say no no no vegetable shortening (harmful ingredients) or bacon fat (nitrates). Easier to melt fats together then add mixed dry ingredients to fats by hand. Less cleanup.

You overlap and line the pan with 2 sheets of parchment paper. Then you can just lift out the suet with the parchment paper easily. One year the Robins came early I found out they love raisins so I keep them on hand in the spring.

Super recipe two thumbs up!!! 👍👍👍🐦🐦🐦

Warming the fat makes it easier to incorporate the dry ingredients.

Nice going to make some suet cakes.

I could swear while she was spreading into the 8x8, I could actually smell peanut butter lol

@blugrass55

2 жыл бұрын

Smuckers is the only brand found in most stores that is peanuts only - no palm oil, sugar, etc. Even 'organic almond butters (for example) often are full of junk.

Thank you so much, I enjoy feeding birds But i cant always buy the suet blocks due to budget. I also want to say i love the suet Log i want one .

@lifebeelifebee9214

2 жыл бұрын

you can fill the tree cracks or between bark, also,

Wow you and your mom look like sisters, pretty, thank you

@justaguywhocares4478

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the EXACT same thing. Auto-play brought me here.

I will try and make a log for my hanger.

I make a mix similar to that, but omit the seed mix. Then I smear it on the bark of my trees, and they all come down, cling to the bark of the tree to eat it.

How the hell did I end up watching this? Great video though. Some awesome birds have been hanging around my backyard, and it would be good to help sustain them through the winter.

I like your channel..I still have a lot to watch but do enjoy it.. I liked and sub your channel...

@joshsfrogsvideos5594

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Ken! We appreciate you :)

Birds don't have a lot of saliva so mixing the peanut butter with the corn meal or oats etc helps them eat it.

can i use store-bought ice cap lard?

Man you two could pass for sisters. The way you do it is fine except I prefer to mix all the dry ingredients by hand first and then I melt the peanut butter in the fat separately then add it in and remix.

@JoshsFrogs

6 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Especially if you're mixing by hand, that would absolutely make things softer.

You gals go through a lot of trouble to prepare suet. I mix all ingredients and then take the bowl of suet out to the hanging suet container, take it down and just push it into the container. Some spills onto the ground for the Junko’s, nothing wasted. Total time is less than 10 minutes. It’s messier on the container but the birds eat it clean.

I live in a country that is hot. What can I do to prevent the suet balls from melting?

What about lard for the fat?

no oats and pure pork lard and you have the right stuff millet seed is a good sub. for oats

Can I add calcium powder?

For Calcium how about dried ground up egg shells? Judi

how long do you leave in freezer?

stupid question, how important is the rendering? Do we need to add in this peanut butter or seeds?

i was told shortening should never be used for birds?

I only have cornmeal mix. Will that still work?

@leapintothewild

3 жыл бұрын

It has a lot of extra ingredients like sugar and eggs that might not be the best. I buy cracked dried corn and grind it with a food processor, or just buy store-brand plain cornmeal. For humans, I also usually only keep the mix on hand -- gotta love that Martha White! :-)

I have a question: I notice everyone saying; do NOT use vegetable shortening. What if you can't find animal shortening anywhere? What do you use instead?

@bebeautiful6613

Жыл бұрын

Go to a meat department and ask for some of the fat they trim off and toss away. Most places just give it to you. 3-5 pounds. More or less depending on how much you want to make. Put it in a stock pot and melt down. (rendered down) it makes an oil that you then add your ingredients to. Put in the freezer and it sets up firm. I have even just put the chunks of fat in a suite feeder. The woodpeckers love it 😀 My dad was a butcher. I know 1st hand they don’t mind giving it away ☺️

Does it matter that vegetable shortening is hydrogenated?

Can you add egg shells from boiled eggs? I used to feed my parakeet hard boiled eggs. Shells and all.. Thank you!! And thank you for this recipe!!

@QuintinJohn

4 жыл бұрын

coffee has bones ? please explain!

As others stated, DO NOT Use Vegetable Shortening. You really should use Lard/Meat Fat. Just Heat to render the lard for mixing & shaping. One more Is DO NOT Use Any Ol’ Cheap Peanut Butter. Along w/other chemicals like added Hydrogenated oils, make sure it Does Not Contain the Chemical Sweetner- XYLITOL!! Ideally It’s Best to use Organic or make your own peanut butter😋

@marymorris8185

2 жыл бұрын

I found out that the organic peanut butter from Costco is cheaper than Smuckers at Walmart , just larger containers. Has no sugar or sweeteners or added vegetable shortening.

Pork fat? I usually trim pork when it's got too much fat for me; certainly I can cook it down and use that, right? (I'm not talking about bacon lol😋 We use that for us🙄)

You know that if you go to your local farm supply store you can buy suet cakes for about $0.60 each in about 3 dozen different flavors.

@jacquie1014

3 жыл бұрын

Actually farm stores by me are at least 2.00-3.00 a cake ..thats why watching this DIY video helps save money 💰🤑

@Thx1138sober

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacquie1014 Our local farm store ( Rural King) has suet cakes for $5.99 for a box of 10 in about a dozen different flavors or individual suet cakes for $0.69 each.

@pershop4950

3 жыл бұрын

I've tried several experiments, putting store bought suet next to my home made suet. They always finish the home made suet first. The store suet is almost like forcing them to eat food they don't like. It goes down so slowly

@Joe_Friday

3 жыл бұрын

@@pershop4950 You are right. I usually keep a case of the cheap store bought suet cakes like the ones mentioned above 👆🏿 from Rural King 👑 as backups but they eat the homemade stuff up 3-4 xs as fast. The homemade stuff is like crack for birds.

@dougwood1289

Жыл бұрын

Ok.. So where in the world do you get them for $.60 ea?

Gosh wish I had seen your comments about not salt etc. Just bought everything they said it the market.

Hi

Wife won’t let me use blender 😳. Can I get the cakes from you guys ? Please😁

@pershop4950

3 жыл бұрын

Hand mix with hand or spatula should be ok

This is wrong in so many ways!!! Please educate yourselves regarding feeding birds.

I buy suet from the butcher and cut it to fit in a suet feeder. The birds love it. I buy unsalted peanuts and chop them into small pieces. I buy cracked corn from the feed store. Then I mix both in with black oil sunflower seeds and fill the feeders. Much easier and more healthy for the birds than what you gals are doing. Just saying. 😇🇺🇸

@pershop4950

3 жыл бұрын

Basically you can turn all your ingredients into a suet cake , but you just feed it to the birds in a different form.

Does no one add bird seed anymore.??

Is it harmful to give birds suet cakes through the summer months?

@kirkbrode

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Not at all

@marthalisk303

Жыл бұрын

I keep cakes out until about end of June. Lots of woodpeckers. Daddy plucks chunks out to take to Momma on nest and later on they bring the babies and teach them how to feed from the suet cage! By later summer there is plenty of natural food to forage. When cold weather returns I begin to put suet in the feeders again.

Is this really more economical than buying suet cakes?

@pershop4950

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. You can also see that your homemade version has more food content, and store version has more lard content

Microwave the peanut butter and shortening first then ad rest it's alot more easy

Are you both twins ? You look great 👍

A hot mom makes suet .. yep, two thumbs up .

Our birds literally fight over peanut butter suet. When their not fighting, they're lined up for a meal.

I keep bacon fat, save it till I have enough. Add good birdseed and it seems to work fine.

That “goofy looking “ utensil is a butter knife.

Do you know if other flours, such as millet flour?

My birds rejected this mix too much peanut butter.

@ryanbrand3946

4 жыл бұрын

But i shot all the squirrels.

@kirkbrode

4 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbrand3946 boring, rookie

Mom? Need a job? You finished that off like a concrete finisher. That little bent butter knife looks like a miniature trowel. You stuck the landing on that one!

👍👍👍👍💥💥💥💥👍👍👍👍

thought this was great till I read the comments, wow, READ the comments and dont do this!

To all the people vilifying the use of vegetable shortening, do you know how lipids are metabolized? Do you think it will make the birds get heart disease?

What is Suet?

@andrewchen1853

6 жыл бұрын

*And next, Josh's Frog's adds some extra words to the title...*

@JoshsFrogs

6 жыл бұрын

We try to keep the audience happy! :D

@andrewchen1853

6 жыл бұрын

Lol, I know that. I'm always happy for your channel :D.

@mandygreen9134

5 жыл бұрын

Reading Rambo it's not only for bird food people use suet for puddings in England and other dishes as well. Over here in America it's mostly used for bird food.

I just hang the rib cages of the deer we shoot up in our tree, they all go nuts cleaning it out.

@user-dp4bu8jy4b

3 жыл бұрын

Omg...You cant kill prion pathogens by cooking infected deer. I wouldnt put my family or birds at risk for chronic wasting disease from deer,

@jakewest2524

3 жыл бұрын

You can't be that stupid to make a remark like that..

@jakewest2524

3 жыл бұрын

It's great. Birds love the protein. Have been doing that for yrs.

@mph1ish

3 жыл бұрын

@@jakewest2524 Yup even those unsuspicious-looking cute birds!

I thought birds get sick from fat...fatty liver disease and Hepatitis

The prices on Amazon are outrageous. Can Josh's store beat Amazon prices?

It’s a butter knife

Everything I read never use shortening “crisco “ use lard

Squirrels need corn in the winter. It keeps them warm

@gazinta

3 жыл бұрын

"So give them corn. " -Marie Antoinette

@elsie3255

3 жыл бұрын

squirrels will eat anything. The challenge is to keep them away.

@gazinta

3 жыл бұрын

@@elsie3255 the idea is to keep the squirrels, too. Feeding them something easier and more nutritious will keep them off of the other stuff. Open a jar of cheap peanut butter and throw it in the yard. It won't freeze, and they have to eat it on the spot. No burying it. That usually solves the robbery situations.

@mph1ish

3 жыл бұрын

@@gazinta I'm gonna try that-thanks!

First let me say there is no wrong way to make suet just whatever you feel comfortable with. If I use an open cage like you have the starlings will bully their way and eat it so I have a starling deterant cage with a double suet in the middle . This allows small birds sparrow and downys to feed, but starlings are discouraged. I usually pick up 4 or 5 prepacked suet trays as I keep those trays as they are the perfect size for the mix. I use a roaster pan melt down about 3 cups of shortning along with the 4-5 suet packs. Melt that down then add in my peanut butter, oats, birdseed, and peanuts. I start with the 4 suet packs and finish out with 12 containers. I freeze these till needed they hold together no problem. My birds go wild over the mix.

The problem with this is soon as it gets even a little warm it melts and there goes your Suet all over as it falls apart.

The vegetable shortening is SO bad for them (and humans). Use actual beef and bacon fat--mine is grass fed, grass finished because that's what I eat. I throw some blueberries and shelled sunflower seeds in, too. But those are my only suggestions. Thanks for the great video!!

@denisgauthier7999

2 жыл бұрын

isn't bacon a bit salty for birds?

@andyandcallie

2 жыл бұрын

@@denisgauthier7999 Well, I should've mentioned that I only put a little bit of bacon fat in because yes, large amounts of salt can be toxic to them because it upsets their electrolyte balance. I put about a level teaspoon into the entire suet mixture but you certainly can leave it out altogether.

Wow! You didn't even have to tell us she is your daughter, you two look so much alike! Y'alls chin and over bite is the same, two pretty lady's doing a good thing,for mother nature! I love feeding the birds. Can you tell me how to make humming bird food please, alot of people say sugar water but that cant be healthy. If you have a better way plz explain! Thanks 😄

@Danielle33384

5 жыл бұрын

Mandy Green hummingbirds use a ton of energy and the sugar water is great for them!! They love it!

A very long video for a simple task.......

The woman on right looks like she never used a mixer or made anything from scratch before 😂

Birds do not like salt, so watch how much salt is in the peanut butter.

Why not just feed the birds raw suet? Why is this recipe better?

@watermelonlalala

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I have been wondering.

@20greeneyes20

3 жыл бұрын

A variety of ingredients attracts different species of birds.

vegetable shortening is bad for wild Birds or any Wild life.

@elsie3255

3 жыл бұрын

it shortens a human's life as well.

Sarry the vegetable fat is not good for the animals SO why do we think it's good for us . Please think about it an research it .thankyou .

@Heisenberg55

3 жыл бұрын

Audubon disagrees with you www.audubon.org/news/make-your-own-suet

That so-called goofy little knife is a butter knife

Please DO NOT use shortening for man or beast (birds in this case). Use lard or animal fat, keep it naturally healthy,. You can get the fat you need from the butcher and melt it down for your recipe. The birds will thank you.

Vegetable shortening??? NOOOOO

@theresaschroeder914

3 жыл бұрын

Audubon Society does have a vegetarian "suet" recipe on their site, using vegetable shortening. I was surprised. I agree wouldn't use peanut butter with sugar,salt, additives.

..Should be unsalted and unsweetened peanut butter ........

Unfortunately, many of the least expensive peanutbutters aren't fully made of peanuts & peanut oil. Some may be made from peanut mash mixed with inferior oils as some companies separate, & then bottle & sell the real peanut oil for cooking, or sell it to other companies who do the same by creating blends of oils etc. Peanut oil has a high smoke point & doesn't get damaged by heating at high temps. I'd think twice about using some oils in home made suet cakes with high heat of summer. Be sure to toss out old oils for this or other culinary purpose if they've turned rancid, which they may do, even before we buy them, while sitting on distributer's, store's or on our home shelves. Check dates & whenever about to use - even in restaurants if making a vinaigrette from an oil on the table. Sniff the oil & take a small sample to taste in a spoon. Put the slightest amount on your tongue & wait. If it tastes at all bitter, it's turned rancid. Suet can go rancid in hot weather too, so if you prefer real suet, or lard, just put in a couple days worth at a time. Lard, especially leaf lard is excellent to cook with, so maybe too costly these days to use in our bird feeders. Leaf lard is said to be the best for flakey pie crusts. Real fats won't make us - or our bird friends sick like hydrogenated fats do - like margarine, which millions ate for decades. They're deadly because they clog our arteries. Real fat melts at body temps, I'm guessing, but Hydrogenated oils may not, so might not flow as freely. It might be hard to metabolize too, so we end up storing it in our fat, which we then maybe can't burn off as easily... I've bought real suet & then cut it to fit into the metal holders & the birds gobbled it up quickly. They make suet holders in two thicknesses, so I can use larger pieces in one of them. You can also form balls of seed & rendered suet, of course, & keep them in the fridge or freezer intil you need them. The round ones can be put into plastic mesh veggie bags. Cut & knot or stich up sections of mesh sleeves like what I bought my red onions in last time. They could hold fairly large, baseball size suet balls. I've also saved the plastic forms after I've loaded in the purchased "suet" cakes. Simply pour slightly cooled melted suet over cracked corn & black oil sunflower seeds & oatmeal placed in the recycled plastic forms, or mix it all in a big bowl seeds, corn, dried fruit & all. Spoon the mixture, or plain suet into molds when it cools enough so it won't melt the flimsy plastic forms. You may be able to find & add some nutritious seeds & chopped nuts that grow in your area! I wonder if birds can eat chopped acorns? That's free if you know where to find them. I have a yard full - every fall, ...but would be taking away from what the squirels eat. Native Americans cooked & ate them, so we can too, but not sure birds can.

Gosh NO. NO shortening. I use lard buy it from grocery store. Tenderflake as my butcher no longer provides tallow