How to make a fat cake
Help birds this winter when bugs and berries are scarce by 'baking' fat cakes.
Illustrations by Alan Batley
1
In a pan, melt some lard or suet. Stir in a mixture of birdseed, raisins, oats, and breadcrumbs.
2
Make a hole in a yoghurt pot, thread it with string and knot it. Pack in the mixture.
3
Leave the mixture to set overnight, then carefully cut the pot away from the hardened mix.
4
Hang your fat cakes from trees and shrubs, and enjoy watching the visitors that come to feast.
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