Re: peanut butter crumble

[DPMerritt@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/21/02 10:53:54 PM, leahcam@lycos.com writes:

<< Early this year I began offering my birds a mixture I call "peanut butter 
crumble." It is simply peanut butter and plain yellow corn meal, mixed using 
a pastry cutter. I don't measure anything; I just add more of one or the 
other until the mixture resembles a streusel topping. >>

During the colder months I make what I call peanut butter "suet" loaves.  I 
melt chunky peanut butter and lard together in the microwave and stir in a 
bunch of corn meal and some raisins, then put it in mini loaf pans and pie 
tins and refrigerate to mold them.  Bluebirds love it (as does everyone 
else).  Works great in cold/cool weather, but doesn't hold up in the heat.  
Sometimes I also split it up and add oats, sunflower seed (no shell), peanut 
hearts, and/or white millet to half of it, whatever I've got kicking around 
at the time.

Debbie Merritt
Zebulon, NC