> Ayrielle wrote:
> > Note: all ingredients can be substituted except Lard. I substitute 1/2 cup
> > of one thing and add 1/2 cup of something else for variety.
> > you can add bird seed, dry cereal such as rice crispies ect...,
>
> Hi tweeters:
>
> Thanks Ayrielle for the suet recipe. One note of caution: be careful
> what you substitute. Such things as Rice Crispies and other packaged
> cereals or goods likely have preservatives in them. We *may* be big
> enough creatures to handle this stuff in our diets, but the birds may
> not. I'd stick to adding plain old oatmeal and bird seed.

Very true. To help with this, at least in the Seattle area, cheeck out
PCC, or QFC. I know at least the bigger QFC in Redmond City Center has a
large natural foodsd section which does carry a 'natural' version of rice
crispies which is preservative-free, for example.

Steve Mansfield steve at nwnet.net
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