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An oriole jelly birdfeeder is provided that includes a jelly holding container, a base having a feeding platform and a connecting element for connecting the base to the container, and a mixing mechanism. The mixing mechanism includes a mixer element and a mixer handle which are coupled to one anothe

An oriole jelly birdfeeder is provided that includes a jelly holding container, a base having a feeding platform and a connecting element for connecting the base to the container, and a mixing mechanism. The mixing mechanism includes a mixer element and a mixer handle which are coupled to one another and rotatable together. The mixer element includes a paddle positioned within the connecting element to enable the user to mix and distribute the jelly, which is held within the container, onto the feeding platform as needed by rotating the mixer handle.

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1. A jelly birdfeeder for storing and dispensing jelly comprising: a jelly holding container having an open end;a base having a feeding platform with an aperture therein and a connecting part for connecting the base to the open end of the container, said connecting part including an upwardly directe

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A jelly birdfeeder for storing and dispensing jelly comprising: a jelly holding container having an open end;a base having a feeding platform with an aperture therein and a connecting part for connecting the base to the open end of the container, said connecting part including an upwardly directed collar with a wall that defines an interior space, the wall including at least one opening therein; anda mixing mechanism coupled to the base and operative to mix and dispense jelly from the container and onto an upper surface of the feeding platform when manually activated by the user, said mixing mechanism including a mixer element and a mixer handle, the mixer element having a paddle that extends transversely across the interior space of the collar and a downwardly directed arm connected to the paddle, said arm extending through said base aperture so that a bottom end of said arm projects beyond an outer lower surface of said base opposite said feeding platform upper surface, said mixer handle coupled to said arm bottom end in a fixed relationship so that rotation of the handle, which handle is positioned under said feeding platform and outside of the interior space defined by the collar wall, rotates the arm within the aperture and the paddle connected thereto, rotation of the paddle within the collar forcing jelly out through the collar opening and onto the feeding platform upper surface when the handle is rotated. 2. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein the container open end is threaded and the base collar includes complementary threads on an inner surface of said wall so that the container is threadedly engaged with the collar, the thread pitch of the threads on the inner surface of said collar wall accommodating the threads found on many common commercial jelly jars. 3. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein a rotational axis of said paddle is aligned with a center axis of said collar. 4. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein the feeding platform is generally flat with an upwardly directed bowl-shaped outer edge, the upper surface of said feeding platform being open to provide unobstructed access to jelly on the feeding platform. 5. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 3, wherein said paddle has a central part attached to an upper end of said mixer element arm at said rotational axis and two jelly-pushing arms that extend radially outward from said rotational axis toward the collar wall. 6. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 5, wherein the paddle arms extend in substantially opposite directions from said central part. 7. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein the mixer handle includes a vertically oriented connecting part that is connected to said bottom end of said mixer element arm and two wings extending outwardly from the connecting part and substantially perpendicular thereto. 8. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 1, wherein the mixer element and the mixer handle are releaseably connected to one another. 9. A jelly birdfeeder for storing and dispensing jelly comprising: a jelly holding container having an open end;a base having a feeding platform and a connecting part for connecting the base to the open end of the container, said connecting part including an upwardly directed collar defining an interior space and having at least one jelly dispensing opening in a said thereof, said feeding platform being generally flat and surrounding said collar, an upper surface of said feeding platform being open to provide unobstructed access to jelly on the feeding platform; anda manually operated mixing mechanism operative within the base to mix and dispense jelly from the container and onto the feeding platform when activated by the user, said mixing mechanism including a mixer element and a mixer handle, the mixer element including a paddle positioned within the interior space of the collar and extending transversely across said interior space, and a downwardly directed arm having an upper end connected to the paddle and a lower end projecting downwardly outside of said base, said mixer handle connected to the said arm lower end in a fixed relationship so that, when the mixer handle is rotated, the paddle inside the interior space is also rotated to force jelly out through the collar opening and onto the feeding platform. 10. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 9, wherein the container open end has a neck with threads on an outer surface thereof and the collar wall has threads on an inner surface thereof so that the container is threadedly engaged with the collar. 11. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 10, wherein the thread pitch of the threads on the inner surface of the wall of the collar accommodate the threads found on many common commercial jelly jars. 12. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 9, wherein the mixer handle includes a vertically oriented connecting part coupled to the lower end of the mixer element arm and two wings extending outwardly from the connecting part and substantially perpendicular thereto. 13. The jelly birdfeeder as set forth in claim 9 wherein the paddle has a rotational axis that is aliened with a center axis of the collar, the paddle having a central part at the rotational axis that is connected to said upper end of said mixer element arm and two jelly-pushing arms that extend radially outward from the rotational axis toward an outer wall of the collar. 14. A method of dispensing jelly to a feeding platform of a jelly birdfeeder comprising the steps of: providing a jelly birdfeeder for storing and dispensing jelly, the birdfeeder including a jelly holding container having an open end, a base having a feeding platform with an aperture therein and a connecting part for connecting the base to the open end of the container, said connecting part including an upwardly directed collar with a wall that defines an interior space, the wall including at least one opening therein, and a mixing mechanism coupled to the base and operative to mix and dispense jelly from the container and onto an upper surface of the feeding platform when manually activated by the user, said mixing mechanism including a mixer element and a mixer handle, the mixer element having a paddle that extends transversely across the interior space of the collar and a downwardly directed arm connected to the paddle, said arm extending through said base aperture so that a bottom end of said arm projects beyond an outer lower surface of said base opposite said feeding platform upper surface, said mixer handle couple to said arm bottom end in a fixed relationship so that rotation of the handle, which handle is positioned under said feeding platform and outside of the interior space defined by the collar wall, rotates the arm within the aperture and the paddle connected thereto;filling the container with jelly and then coupling the container to the base to assemble the feeder;inverting the feeder so that jelly moves downwardly into a lower part of the container having the open end and into the interior space of the collar;dispensing some of the jelly onto the feeding platform by rotating the mixer handle to concurrently rotate the mixer element, rotation of the mixer element rotating the paddle to force jelly out of the interior space through the opening in the collar wall and onto the feeding platform, positioning of said mixer handle beneath and outside of the base enabling the user to distribute jelly at any time and in desired amounts without contacting the jelly. 15. The method as set forth in claim 14, further comprising the step of, after dispensing the jelly, discontinuing rotation of the mixer handle and mixer element, said container holding and storing undispensed jelly thereafter.