Take some suet...
Beef fat, in this case
Render it down - cook it on low heat
for about 6 hours, in this case.
When raw beef fat (suet) is rendered,
it becomes Tallow!
Strain it - I'm using a wire mesh coffee filter, in this case
Looks good !
Its very waxy - it would make a great candle!
Or great Pemmican!
"Real" pemmican is (or was) made with
rendered seal oil. Or rendered marrow fat.
But this works, too!
Take some berries.... oats, birdseed...
I finally found a good use for oats!!
Some people add in honey, or peanut butter.
If I had some of either, they would go in this mix!
It solidifies almost instantly.
One ounce of suet has about 15 grams of Saturated Fat,
9 MUFA, and 1 PUFA.
[Mono / PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids]
One ounce of tallow has about
14 grams of Saturated Fat, 12 grams of MUFA,
and 1 PUFA.
If I were a bird, I would totally go for this!
Tweet!
Hope your day is awesome!
Were you a Girl Scout? We used to do this in scouting. We made some every winter and sometimes decorated a tree with suet ornaments for the Festival of Tree in my hometown.
ReplyDeleteLucky birds!!
ReplyDeleteNope never a Girl Scout.
ReplyDeleteI was the exact opposite.
But in our urbane setting, we never saw a camp!
As long as the temp stays below 70,
there will be some happy birdies!
Above that, the tallow melts,
and the squirrels will be in 12 Oaks Heaven around here!
How nice of you to make that for the birdies :)
ReplyDeleteWow that is actually crafty-I'm so jealous! TG day for birdies and squirrels, too!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought: do we eat this? Then I realized it's birdie food! Me is Derp!
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