EXTRACTED HONEY. 



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EXTRACTED HONEY. 



All ()i(liii;iry 6()-lb. sqnani cnu full is a 

 latlicr awkward tiling to liaiidle when it is 

 desired to f?et a, siiia-ll (|iiaiitity of lioiK^y out 

 of it for a customer wlio comes with a pail 

 and wants only " a little." In tipping it 

 ov(u- at an angle to let tlie honey run out, it 

 is so heavy that it is diflicult to keep it at the 

 light hahuice so as not to run out too much, 

 or daub (lie can or the pail. Mr. (J. C. Grei- 

 iier, of LaSalle, N. Y., sent a sketch of a 

 \cry handy device, and so simple; (hataiiy- 

 liody can make one out of the material in an 

 ordinary drygoods box. Tiie illustration 

 will make its method of construction as well 

 as its manner of use perfectly plain. When 

 a can is pivoted on its centers on each side, 

 it can be tipped to the proper angle very 

 easily. When tlie package is full, the can 

 may be instantly tipped up to a perpendicu- 

 lar. When (me can is empty, another one 

 can be put in its place, and the ojieration 

 reix'uted. The screw top should always be 

 oil the upper right-hand corner to let the air 

 ill as fast as the lioney (lows out— otherwise 

 tiie honey will come out with a gurgling 

 sound. A honey-gate can be used or not as 

 desired. 



More recently, to meet the wants for a 

 smaller package on the same plan, manufac- 

 turers have introduced a 1, i, and i gallon 

 capacity square can with sizes of 12, G, a)id 

 :\ lbs. of honey, shown in the accompanying 

 cut. The gallons are put up in boxes of t(ui 

 each, and are sold at $1.50 

 per box, or $12.00 per hun- 

 dred without boxing. In 

 many cases it may be de- 

 sirable for the dealer to or- 

 der a part of his extracted 

 honey in the 60-lb. square 

 cans and kegs, and a part 

 in tlie 12-lb. square cans, 

 so that he can distribute to 

 ills customers according as 

 they want a large or small 

 package of liquid honey. 



ONEGaLLOW 1! 

 SC^UARE CAN 



HOW TO TEST SCiUARK CANS FOU LEAKS. 



A. J. Hill, of Florida, recommends the 

 following plan: Place the mouth over the 

 aperture, and suck out the air into the lungs 

 and exhale through the nostrils. IJy repeat- 

 ed draughts, that necessarily become short- 

 er, a partial vacuum is made in the can. 

 Stop a minute, and listen for leaks. If there 

 are any, a hissing will be heard, and the de- 

 creasing air-pressure will allow the sides to 

 crack back into place. These cans should 

 be discarded, and repaired later. 



SECOND-HAND CANS, AND HOW TO CLEAN. 



Square cans are used exclusively for send- 

 ing gasoline and kerosene to the Pacific coast. 

 After they are emptied they are sold for 

 about half what new ones cost, and in many 

 cases bee-kee])ers have used them, almost 

 ruining their honey. Some of the more 

 car(;fiil ones have washed them out. The 

 one who has succeeded the best, and claims 

 that second-hand cans are exactly as good 

 when so treated, at about half the cost, is 

 Mr. S. S. Hutler, of Los Gatos, Cal. Tie 

 writes : 



I melt off the four faucets by setting four cans, with 

 the corners that have the faucets, together, putting a 

 shovel of hot coals on them A good worker can clean 

 about 100 in a day by putting in a handful of uuslack- 

 ed lime in each, with ;i or 4 quarts of boiling water. 

 After it is slack-ed, rinse it well, and afterward rinse 

 out twice with cold water, washing them twice with 

 lime. In that way it will clean them perfectly. 



During 1909 there was considerable dis- 

 cussion in (Jleanings in Bee Culture as to 

 whether even the new tin cans are clean 

 enough to iiut honey in without washing 

 out. Some have claimed that they are more 

 or less dusty inside and should be rinsed out 

 with hot water. The difficulty comes of 

 drying out the cans on the inside, after- 

 wards, for if any drops of water are left in 

 the can they will make rust spots, resulting 

 in leaks or the discoloration of the honey. 

 As to whether new^ cans should be washed 

 out, or not, will dei)eiid very greatly upon 

 the cans themselves. If they appear to be 

 bright and clean we should say that one 

 would be lunning a risk to attempt to wash 

 them out again. 



IIOTTLING HONEY. 



Under Barbels we have given some gen- 

 eral directions on how to put up the honey in 

 wood so that it may be sent to market. But 

 right here we will devote a little space to 

 telling how to put it up in glass so it will not 

 candy. Under Candied Honey we have 

 already given some general hints ; but here 

 we wish to give some details which, while 

 insignificant of themselves, yet, taken col- 

 lectively, are sufliciently important to make 

 all the difference between success and fail- 

 ure. One who can bottle honey and put it 

 up in neat and attractive form so it will not 

 candy for at least a year can get good prices 

 and do a first-class business. 



Steam from a boiler is by a long w^ay 

 the most convenient of any tiling for heating 

 that we can employ ; but as the average 

 reader of this book i)robably can not get 

 it he must iise something else. While 



