Here is the info I hand out when I give birding programs and have shared with many on Pabirds.

NO-MELT SUET RECIPE(ALL SEASON)
MELT 1 CUP OF LARD AND 1 CUP OF CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER IN MICROWAVE
OR KETTLE. STIR, THEN ADD:
2 CUPS OF QUICK COOK OATS
2 CUPS YELLOW CORNMEAL
1 CUP OF FLOUR
1/3 CUP OF SUGAR
POUR INTO SQUARE CONTAINERS AND FREEZE.
(RECIPE FROM MARTHA SARGENT, ALABAMA)

This is an all weather suet which can be used all year. I would suggest making a double batch or more at a time. Once the birds find this, you will be filling a suet log or suet cage, more quickly than store bought. I tried an experiment using the homemade and store bought suet side by side. The homemade was used up more quickly than the store bought suet. See if this happens to you. You can add raisins, nuts and other bits of fruit to this mixture. You HAVE to use LARD, which you can buy in buckets or 1# blocks. You can use plain peanut butter instead of crunchy and whole wheat flour instead of white flour. Do NOT use anything else, except white sugar.

Marcy Cunkelman
Conemaugh Twp. Clarksburg, PA Indiana Co.