June 2, 1920.] 



Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W, 



437 



To Liquefy Granulated Honey. 



Although it is quite possible to keep honey in a liquid form for a fair 

 period by storing it in a warm room kept . at an even temperature, there 

 appears to be no practicable method that can be classed as an absolute 

 pi'eventive of granulation. Some honey has a tendency to granulate more 

 quickly than other honey. For instance, in New South Wales the honey from 

 the peppermint (B. amygdalina) will readily granulate, while that from yellow 

 box (jE/. melliodora) and ironbarks will usually remain liquid for a considerable 



Fig. 2. — Vat in which tins o{. Granulated Honey can be Liquefied. 



period. Some honey will gi-anulate with a coarse grain, while other will have 

 a grain as tine as icing sugar. Clover and lucerne honey has a very fine grain 

 when granulated (candied), while that from some of our eucalyptus gums has a 

 coarse grain. Generally the better the quality the finer the grain. Granu- 

 lated honey can be liquefied by mimersing the tin in water heated to 150 

 degrees Fah., and if the operation is carefully carried out the quality is not 

 deteriorated materially in this fii'st heating. 



Where a small quantity is to be treated, a single-walled vat to hold six or 

 eight tins can be setvup on bricks so that a fire can be placed underneath (see 

 Fig. 2). A wooden frame is placed in the vat to prevent the containers from 



