I put suet out for the birds along with sunflower seeds.  But, rather than buy that expensive Gourmet suet, I render my own lard.  I buy 4-5 pounds of lard, grind it up with my food grinder and melt it down.  Then, I line bread pans with plastic grocery bags and ladle in about an inch of liquid lard into each bread pan.  After they cool, I remove the plastic bags from the pans and throw them into the freezer.

With any degree of luck, today s rendering will last until May.