Add 1 3 cup of boiling water to the gelatin stirring for a few minutes or until the gelatin is dissolved.
Bird seed cakes recipe gelatin.
Birdseed suet cakes don t use gelatin to bind it together it uses suet which is the fat from livestock like when you brown ground beef and save the grease.
Making your own birdseed cakes is a cinch and can be done in your own kitchen with some simple ingredients and tools.
Otherwise it s just a birdseed cake.
Birds especially benefit from birdseed cakes during the winter months when food sources are more limited.
Next add 2 cups of bird seed to the gelatin and.
Let this rest for a couple of minutes if the mixture seems watery.
And yes this year i was feeling like i wanted something.
However birds are usually fond of the black oil sunflower seeds so they re a nice addition to the recipe.
Once you ve mastered the basic method experiment with different shapes and designs and try a variety of fruits seeds and nuts.
True suet cakes are bound together with that type of left over fat the birds love it and it helps them to survive the winter.
Many birds such as chickadees cardinals titmice and nuthatches love bird seed cakes.
Pour gelatin mixture into a large bowl.
Every year i like to make some homemade birdseed cakes for my feathered friends during the coldest months of the winter.
Keep mixing until the gelatin corn syrup mixture evenly coats each seed.
Stir to coat all of the seed.
When i was getting ready to make some again this year i noticed i had a recipe for a batch that made six homemade birdseed cakes and recipes for a single batch to make just one birdseed cake but nothing in between.
Boil 1 3 cup water.
Making your own natural seed feeders with unflavored gelatin provides an indoor activity for cold winter days and saves money.
Add boiling water and stir until gelatin is completely dissolved.
Empty 1 package of unflavored gelatin into a bowl with 2 tablespoons of cold water.
1 packet of gelatin cookie cutters or mold cooking spray jute drinking straw.
The 3 cups of lard is equal to about 1 1 2 pounds.
A great way to invite birds into your garden is to make these super easy birdseed treats.
Whisk in corn syrup and mix well.
Fill the cookie cutters about half way and use a small piece of parchment paper to press the seeds firmly into the mold.
This is the binder that keeps seeds together.
Now for the messy part time to spoon the seed mixture into the cookie cutters.
The recipe itself i think works for how it s intended to but you definitely should trust your gut if you feel you need to add more bird seed mine got a gel texture towards the bottom from excess gelatin mix seeping down.
Let this sit for 1 minute.
3 using a small spoon spoon birdseed mixture into your mold.
Directions for bird seed cakes.
In a mixing bowl add gelatin and 2 tbs of cold water stirring together.
Add 2 cups of bird seed and stir until seeds are completely coated in gelatin mixture.
