By Rhonda Barber-Crone
Triskit was rescued from Purr Catfé, formerly on 15th Street in Fayetteville,
by the family of Race, 6, and Avery, 8, of Fayetteville. A beautiful two-and-
half-year old mixed breed, Triskit loves to sleep in Race's bed, and above
all loves to sleep late! After hours and hours of sleep, Triskit usually stays
outside all day exploring. It's mom who feeds and takes care of her, but
everyone agrees that Avery is Triskit's favorite family member! Race and
Avery's favorite thing to do with Triskit is just snuggle on the occasional day
when she's feeling lazy inside!
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Instructions:
1. Poke a
hole in the
bottom of your
container and
thread a piece
of knotted
twine through the hole to serve as a
hanger.
2. Gently melt the fat in a saucepan
over low heat, or in the microwave
for 30 seconds at a time until it is
completely liquid. Have your adult
help you and be careful when heating
fat! All fats are flammable at high
temperatures, and superheated fats
will melt your plastic containers!
Gentle melting is all that is needed to
make suet feeders, so use low heat or
short bursts in the microwave.
3. Remove from heat, and let sit for
several minutes.
4. Stir your filling into the melted
fat until well mixed. It should be the
consistency of very thick oatmeal. If
you need to thicken it more just add a
little more of the dry ingredients.
5. Spoon the mixture into the
containers, making sure the string
sticks out the top.
6. Refrigerate for at least an hour until
hardened. If you are making a large
quantity, freeze extras for later use.
7. When the cake has solidified, you
can cut away the container or remove
the lining (if desired), and hang your
feeder outdoors in a shady, cool spot.
about the containers
Get creative! You can make suet
feeders out of most anything you
can find around the house. Ideas for
suet-cake feeders include:
• Old yogurt cups, frozen food
trays, or other plastic containers
• Muffin tins lined with paper
baking cups
• Empty cat food or tuna cans
• Shaped molds or plastic eggs
• Grapefruit or melon rinds,
eggshells, coconut hulls, ice-
cream cones, or taco shells
container tips:
◦ To make a replacement suet cake
for a metal feeder, use a disposable,
square, plastic sandwich container.
• If you plan to reuse the
container, line it with foil or
plastic wrap for easy removal.
When should you put your suet
cake outside?
• Homemade suet should be used
only in very cold weather so
that it does not melt or go bad.
• It's a good idea to wait until at
least December, as suet (and
other bird food) can attract
other critters if put out too
early.
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