Spring brings with it lots of lovely things, including varieties of birds in your backyard. Keep them happy — and fed — by making birdseed rings to hang from a tree within view of a window so you can enjoy the experience, too. According to Corner Blog, boil one cup of water, then pour it into a large metal or glass bowl. Stir in three packs of unflavored gelatin and five cups of a birdseed blend that contains large seeds such as sunflower seeds.
Grease two six-doughnut baking pans with vegetable oil, then fill one with the birdseed blend, mounding the seed mixture to create a doughnut shape. Place the second tray over the first, hole side down, then clamp the pans together with binder clips. Set the pans in the refrigerator to cool for four hours or longer, then remove the seed rings and hang them outdoors with natural twine.
The total estimated cost for creating birdseed rings is $22. 47, assuming you have a large metal or glass bowl. Here’s what you’ll need:
Doughnut pan: $9.97
Bag of birdseed: $4.74
Box of unflavored gelatin packets: $2.24
Vegetable oil: $2.28
Twine: $3.24
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