We have always fed the birds. In west Michigan we have so many varieties. We had to get a lager suet feeder any years ago because the pileated woodpeckers kept trying to land on the smaller one. It is only a couple of feet from the patio door on the house but they come and we enjoy them. You can’t mistake their chicken clucking sounds when they get ready to feed.
ITALIAN RUM CAKE
BATTER Mix yellow cake mix, 4-serving pkg vanilla instant pudding, 4 eggs, 1/2 c oil, 1/2 cup dark rum.
ASSEMBLY Pour batter into greased bundt cake pan. Bake 325 deg an hour. Cool.
FINAL invert cooled cake on plate. Fork/prick top. Drizzle glaze evenly over sides/top.
Tent top using toothpicks to elevate saran, or foil over in tight seal. Steep cake 12 hours.
GLAZE melt stick of butter, stir in cup sugar, 1/4 cup water. Boil/stir 5 min. Offheat add 1/2 cup dark rum.