CANDIED HONEY. 



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CANDIED HONEY. 



only expense is for bags, wh 

 bon^ht of supply-dealers, in 2- 

 $7.00 per 1000, and other sizes in 

 It was thought for a time that 

 clover and basswood 

 honeys would not 

 candy solid enough 

 when put up in this 

 shape ; but experi- 

 ence shows that they 

 can be handled in 

 that package as well 

 as alfalfa, providing 

 they are already 

 graining when the 

 bags are being fill- 

 ed, or if a little old 

 candied honey is 

 mixed in to expedite 

 the process. This is 



ich can be 

 lb. size, for 

 proportion, 

 the Eastern 



CANDIED HONEY IN OYSTER-PAILS. 



Another package, somewhat similar to the 

 Aikin bag, is the ordinary oyster-pail. When 

 honey begins to granulate it can be drawn 



SQUARE OYSTER-PAILS FOR CANDIED HONEY. 



off into pails of proper sizes, the covers put 

 on, and the honey allowed to stand. In the 

 course of two or three weeks in cool weath- 

 er it should become quite solid ; but it 

 should be remembered that at an extremely 

 cold temperature honey will not candy ; but 

 does so readily during alternately warm and 

 cool weather. Oyster-pails have the advan- 

 tage that bee-keepers can buy them at any 

 grocery, and they are almost as cheap as the 

 Aikin paper bags. They have the merit, also, 

 that honey can be sold in them in a practic- 

 ally liquid condition without fear of leaking. 

 They can also be handled quite roughly. If 

 the honey should candy, all the better. 



CUTTING CANDIED HONEY INTO BRICKS. 



But honey in 60-lb. square cans that is 

 candied solid requires a good deal of treat- 

 ment before it can be gotten out, put into 

 bags, and candied again. The cans must 

 be first immersed in a boiler of water 



ROUND OYSTER - PAILS FILLED 

 WITH CANDIED HONEY. 



very important in the case of honey 

 intended to candy in bags or pails. 

 The smaller illustration in the 

 preceeding page shows how the 

 paper can be peeled off, leaving 

 a nice solid brick of honey. On 

 each paper package are printed 

 directions for liquefying, reading 

 like this : 



The candied condition of this honey is 

 proof of its purity. If preferred liquid, 

 put it into a pail, and the pail into warm 

 water, but not hotter than you can hold 

 your hand in. Never let it boil, for 

 boiling spoils the honey flavor. To re- 

 move the bag, cut from top to bottom, 

 then peel it around. 



SLAB OF HONEY NEARLY CUT THROUGH BY WIRE. 



