424 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Off. Doe. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture, Medina, O.; semi-monthly; |1.00. 

 The Bee-Keepers' Benieio, Flint, Mich.; monthly; |1.00. 

 The American Bee-Keej)er, Falconer, N .Y. ; monthly, 50 cents. 

 The Progressive Bee-Kee])er, Higginsville, Mo.; monthly; 50 cents. 



HONEY COOKING RECIPES. 



In any case where honey is used in cooking in place of sugar, it 

 should be remembered that the moisture in the honey makes it nec- 

 essary that less liquid, as milk or water, should be used. It is es- 

 pecially convenient to have cake made with honey, as well as being 

 more wholesome, for, instead of being good only for a short time 

 while fresh, it may be kept for a long time, some of it for years, and if 

 it becomes hard, close it up for a time in a bread-can or crock and 

 it will regain its freshness. 



Honey-Gems. — 2 quarts flour, 3 tablespooufuls melted lard, | pint 

 honey, \ pint molasses, 4 heaping tablespoonsfuls brown sugar, 1^ 

 level tablespoonsfuls soda, 1 level teaspoonful salt, y^ pint water, 

 \ teaspoonful extract vanilla. * 



Honey-Jumbles. — 2 quarts flour, 3 tablespooniuls melted lard, 1 pt. 

 honey, \ pt. molasses, \\ level tablespooufuls soda, 1 level teaspoonful 

 salt, \ pt. water, \ teaspoonful vanilla. 



These jumbles and the gems immediately preceding are from re- 

 cipes used by bakeries and confectioneries on a large scale, one firm 

 in Wisconsin alone using ten tons of honey annually in their manu- 

 facture. 



Honey-Cake or Cookies without sugar or molasses. — 2 cups honey, 

 1 cup butter, 4 eggs (mix well), 1 cup buttermilk (mix), 1 good quart 

 flour, 1 level teaspoonful soda or saleratus. If it is too thin, stir in a 

 little more flour. If too thin it will fall. It does not want to be as thin 

 as sugar-cake. I use very thick honey. Be sure to use the same cup 

 for measure. Mix the honey, butter and eggs well together. You 

 can make it richer if you wish by using clabbered cream instead of 

 buttermilk. Bake in a rather slow oven, as it burns very easily. To 

 make the cookies, use a little more flour, so that thev will roll out 

 well without sticking to the board. Any kind of flavoring will do. I 

 use ground orange peel, mixed soft. It makes a very nice ginger- 

 bread. 



Howell Honey-Cake. — (It is a hard cake). Take 6 lbs. flour, 3 lbs. 

 honey, \\ lbs. sugar, 1^ lbs. butter, 6 egg®, \ oz. saleratus; ginger to 

 your taste. Directions for mixing. — Have the flour in a pan or tray. 

 Pack a cavity in the center. Beat the honey and yolks of eggs to- 

 gether well. Beat the butter and sugar to cream, and put into the 

 cavity in the flour; then add the honey and yolks of the eggs. Mix 



