THI-: BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



77 



A Simple Method of Using dry Heat to Liquefy 

 Honey in Tumblers or Jars. 



LEON C. WHEELER. 



M 



OST of 

 my cus- 

 tomers who 

 handle honey 

 i n tumblers 

 and jars do 

 not have good 

 sale for can- 

 d i e d honey. 

 As 1 supply 

 most of them 

 regularly. I 

 find it to my advantage, as well as theirs, 

 to take the candied honey off their hands 



candied honey on my hands this year; 

 much more than usual. 



WATER SPOILS THE LABELS. 



Previous to this year 1 have used a 

 shallow pan with just enough water to 

 nearly submerge the tumblers when set 

 into it. Something had to be put under 

 the tumblers to make an air-space be- 

 tween them and the bottom of the pan 

 to keep the hjney from scorching or the 

 glass from breaking. 



The labels would loosen and come off, 

 and, altogether, it was a slow puttering 

 job, and rather an expensive one if a 



Tray for Holding Tumblers when Liquefying the Contents. 



and give them honey not candied. This 

 practice has left me with quite a lot of 



man counted his time and the 

 labels. 



