These are a perfect indoor project for you and the
kids to do that will let you feed the birds all winter. You can get seed at the chain hardware store,
but for better quality seed, try your local hardware or a specialty wild bird supply store, agriculture
supply or livestock feed store and pet store.
You can get a variety of seed and you can ask for advice about what is
best for the birds in your area.
These
molded bird seed cakes can be hung from eaves and tree branches and replaced as
needed. All you need to make this recipe
is unflavored gelatin and ways to shape the final product-- and seed of course!
BIRDSEED
CAKES
1 - 1oz. package of unflavored gelatin
1 - 1oz. package of unflavored gelatin
¼ cup
water
1 ¼
cup bird seed (any combination is fine)
Combine
unflavored gelatin and water in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until the
gelatin is completely dissolved and add 1 1/4 cups of any combination of seeds
the birds in your area enjoy. Mix until all seeds are coated.
Pack
the mix firmly into molds. Circles, wreaths,
hearts, etc. all work fine. Large cookie cutters work well as a mold too.
Pierce
the mold near the top edge of the molded seeds with a wood skewer or a drinking
straw and allow the molded seed to set up.
Should take an hour or so. Don’t
forget to make that hole or these are tough to hang.
I remember doing something like this with my son when he was younger. We used peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteI remember my sister making these using peanut butter as a scout activity. We hung them from the railing by the back door. I'm saving the peanut butter for cookies! Marcy
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