This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.


1 cup lard
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups cornmeal
*DO NOT SUBSTITUTE SHORTENING FOR LARD
Melt lard and peanut butter. Stir in remaining ingredients. Optional additions include raisins, nuts, or birdseed.
Pour mixture into a pan and chill overnight. Then cut into squares to fit in suet basket and store unused portion in refrigerator.
Alicia, Maryland, USA
This Italian cheese is so versatile that it can be used in both sweet and savory recipes from cheesecakes to lasagnas.
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reviews & comments
When I have made home made suets I put them in the plastic square container from store bought suets and freeze them-that makes them easy to handle to put into the outdoor suet holder.
September 21, 2006
It would be nice to know what to do with it after it's made! In other words how to handle it.