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If you've ever followed a recipe that mentions suet or lard, you might have wondered what the difference is between the two. You may have even asked yourself what the heck suet is in the first place.

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When winter blues hit and the garden looks bleak, encased in snow and bare branches, consider feeding the birds. These feathered visitors bring movement and color to the landscape as they brave the ...

Dozens of birds love suet, especially woodpeckers. But backyard bird hosts face a confusing array of packaged suet combos. How to choose? In short, it's not by price. True suet is the fat that ...

Bird feed is all well and good, but sometimes you want to give the backyard birds a different treat or attract a type of bird to your feeder. Enter suet. Particularly good for birds in the fall and ...

Cakes of suet in a suet bird feeder will help sustain your avian friends through the winter. My mother gave me this recipe for making cakes for a suet bird feeder. Save the fat trimmings from beef, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When winter blues hit and the garden looks bleak, encased in snow and bare branches, consider feeding the birds. These feathered ...