wildlife this winter RSPCA ? Try the RSPCA? Ingredients:
- 250g lard or suet (vegetable shortening works just as well too)
- 500g wild bird seed mix (which may include sunflower hearts, naked rolled oats, dried mealworms, yellow millet, kibbled peanuts and black sunflower seeds)
- A handful of dried cranberries or other dried fruit (optional ? remember that some dried fruit can be poisonous for dogs).
- You?ll also need a saucepan, a spoon for mixing, a lined baking tray and some Christmas shaped cookie cutters (plastic cutters work better for this).
Instruct ions:
- Melt the lard or suet in a saucepan over a low heat, but don?t let it boil
s reindeer cook ie recipe s quick and easy
recipe for these special wi ldl i fe-friendly reindeer cookies. Don?t worry i f they?
re not al l eaten
up by Rudolph, because the garden bi rds wi l l real ly appreciate them!
- When melted, you can add
in the wild bird seed mix and stir it in, ensuring it all sticks together well - When mixed, leave to one
side for 10 minutes so it starts to set
- Whilst still soft, spoon into the lined baking tray. Ensure it?
s
evenly spread and at least 2cm deep throughout. Put the baking tray in the fridge to cool for about
30 minutes
- Remove from the fridge and lift the mixture out of the baking tray on the greaseproof paper. You should have a fairly solid slab
- Use your cookie cutters to cut out your reindeer cookies (if you have any leftover bits you could crumble them up and put them out for the garden birds to enjoy)
- Leave them to cool, ideally in the fridge overnight
Once set, they? re ready to be put outside for
Rudolph! You can ei ther leave them on a bi rd table, or perhaps hang them from a tree by tying some natural string around them.
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