Do not open mold by pulling the handles apart. To pry open the Jell-O Egg Jigglers Mold, open the mold using a dull flat knife (butter knife) between each egg.Insert the string in the top hole (optional) and pour the suet mixture through a funnel.Close the mold, matching up the rims of the egg halves until you hear the firm snap.Using a paper towel dipped in vegetable oil, lightly wipe inside of both sides of the mold and along the rims.Cut twine or heavy string into 12″ lengths (optional).Make suet using any one of the suet recipes listed below.These molds are given away at grocery stores during the Easter Holidays. We use the “Jell-O Egg Jigglers” mold for some fun. And, of course, our own “Nuthatch Suet Eggs”!.Any size baking/pie pans (when suet cools, cut into squares).Small bread loaf pans lined with plastic wrap or foil for easy removal.

Make a holding cell from heavy duty aluminum foil.When you purchase a suet cake, reuse the container that it came in.Household Items that can be used to pour suet in: Let cool to harden and store in a covered container in the freezer.If the fat is not rendered twice, the suet will not cake properly. Strain by pouring melted suet through a fine cheesecloth.Heat the fat over a low to medium flame until its liquefied.Grind the beef fat with a meat grinder or finely chop the fat.You can trim excess fat off beef cuts and store in the freezer until enough fat is achieved or you can purchase beef fat from the grocery store or your nearby butcher. There are many commercial suet cakes that can be purchased and some of these are called “no melt”, “berry” and “insect” cakes. If the temperature outside is around 70 degrees Fahrenheit and warmer, beef fat can turn rancid and melt. Only those birds that can hang upside down will use this feeder. Suet is one of the best foods to attract nuthatches, woodpeckers, wrens, titmice, creepers, kinglets, chickadees, thrashers, cardinals and even bluebirds and unfortunately the starlings and squirrels! To discourage the starlings, purchase a suet feeder cage that is covered on all sides but the bottom. Suet is raw beef fat from around the kidneys and loins. If you would like to construct a log feeder, we have provided instructions for you by clicking on the above link. The picture at the right is of a Red-breasted Nuthatch at our own homemade Suet Log Feeder.

Suet feeder food