January, 1909. 



American ^ee Journal 



half a cup of honey is used, which is 

 poured over the berries so that it goes 

 down through and all around them. We 

 are carefid to use good fruit, as one 

 over-ripe berry may spoil the whole lot. 

 Cherries, raspberries, and blackberries 

 may be canned, using about half the 

 amount of honey that would ordinarily 

 be used of sugar. The larger fruits, 

 such as peaches, pears, quinces, etc., are 

 also improved by the honey. 



Fruit must be handled right in order 

 to be good and we must be free from 

 other duties while canning it. A very 

 safe rule is, to follow whatever plan has 

 been found successful, substituting half 

 the amount of honey for the sugar. I 

 am sure no one will be disappointed. 



For cooking purposes, making pickles, 

 etc., honey is just fine. We never buy 

 molasses, corn-syrup or glucose — "ugh!" 

 You should see some of my ginger- 

 bread which Mr. McGlade says is the 

 "cake that takes." Here is the recipe — 

 try it for yourself : 



Two eggs, cup granulated sugar, cup ari'i 

 a half of honey, cup of sour milk or butter- 

 milk; cup of butter or lard; teaspoonful of 

 cinnamon and a teaspoonful of ginger. Beat 

 all together and add two teaspoonfuls of 

 soda dissolved in a little hot water; flour to 

 make a thin batter (about 5 cups). Bake 

 slowly. 



We use honey in making pumpkin 

 pies — a generous teaspoonful to the pie. 

 Furthermore, we use honey on the table 

 every day, and our little boy never tires 

 of it. He helps himself with a spoon 

 whenever he likes, at mealtime or be- 

 tween meals, and has not had a cold nor 

 seen a sick day this winter, although he 

 runs and plays out in the fresh air in 

 all kinds of weather. Of course, honey 

 can not be given entire credit for this, 

 but it helps, and is cheaper than doctors' 

 bills. 



Some have asked whether fruit can 

 be put up cold by simply filling the can 

 with the fruit, covering it with honey, 

 and sealing. 1 have never tried it, be- 

 cause I don't believe the fruit would 

 keep or be good; but if any one wishes 

 to be convinced, let him try it, for it 

 would cost only about 75 cents — Mrs. 

 Frank McGlade, in Gleanings in Bee 

 Culture. 



She was "Stung." 



Mr. C. G. Chevalier, a subscriber in 

 Maryland, sends the following clipping : 



"What did the Boston girl say when Suth- 

 erland refused the leap year proposal she 

 made him?" 



"She sighed and remarked that she was 

 an unskilled apiarist." 



"What did she mean by that?" 



"She meant that she was stung." — Cleve- 

 land Leader. 



German Honey-Cakes. 



Honigkuchen (Honey Cake) — One 

 pound of honey, two pounds of flour, 

 one-half pound of sugar, three whole 

 eggs, two ounces of butter, one tea- 

 spoonful of ground cinnamon, one 

 teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, one 

 teaspoonful of potash, one-half tea- 

 spoonful of ground ginger, one-third 

 teaspoonful of ground mace, two ounces 

 of chopped candied peel, a little grated 

 lemon peel. Warm the honey sufficient- 

 ly for the butter to melt in it. Dissolve 

 the potash in a tablespoonful of very 

 strong coffee, and then sift the flour 

 into a bowl, make a hollow in the mid- 



dle, pour into it the beaten up eggs, the 

 lukewarm honey and the remaining in- 

 gredients. ]\lix well and knead to a 

 firm paste. Roll out vety thin, cut in 

 various shapes with a cutter, place on 

 a buttered tin and bake a light brown. 

 The cakes may also be brushed over 

 with white of egg and sprinkled with 

 chopped almonds. 



Honigkuchen (Honey Cake) — One 

 pound of honey, one-half pound of 

 sugar, one-half gill of rose water, one- 

 half ounce of potash, one and one-half 

 pounds of flour, three eggs, one-half 

 pound of chopped hazel nut kernels, five 

 ground cloves, one-half ounce of ground 

 cinnamon, one-half tablespoonful of 



grated lemon peel, sixteen grated bitter 

 almonds. Mix the flour, 'Chopped hazel 

 nuts, cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel and 

 almonds. Boil up the honey with the 

 sugar, and when cool pour into the flour 

 and spices, with the potash dissolved in 

 one-half gill of rose water and beaten 

 up with the eggs. Mix well and knead 

 with the hands. Immediately the paste 

 begins to stiffen roll it out about one- 

 half inch thick and bake in a moderate 

 oven in a buttered shallow pan. Cut up 

 when cool and ornament with a thin 

 sugar icing. Before baking the cake 

 sliced almonds and strips of candied 

 peel may be arranged in it. — Chicago 

 Record-Herald. 



tonvenfion 

 Proceedinds' 



Bee-Keeping in Hawaii 



One thousand tons of honey is what 

 the busy bees of Hawaii have, to show 

 for their year's work, or would have it 

 to show if the greater part of it had not 

 already been exported to confectionery 

 manufacturers on the mainland. Two 

 million pounds of sweetness, not to men- 

 tion the tons of wax that have been 

 secured, make a banner honey crop for 

 the Islands, and it was with a note of 

 satisfaction in his voice that President 

 Judd of the Hawaiian Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation announced the figures at the 

 annual meeting of the organization yes- 

 terday. 



The importance of the honey and wax 

 crop to Hawaii has now grown to a 

 point where the bee-men are commencing 

 to talk about combining for the proper 

 marketing of their product, and this is 

 one of the things that was broached at 

 the annual meeting yesterday (Dec. 9, 

 1908) it being suggested that a Honey 

 Factors' Association, on the lines of the 

 Sugar Factors,' should be formed. The 

 idea will probably be carried out. 



Yesterday's gathering was the second 

 annual meeting of the bee-men, there 

 being present in the rooms of the Mer- 

 chants' Association A. F. Judd (in the 

 chair), D. L. Van Dine, L. L. McCand- 

 less, F. T. P. Waterhouse, C. Montague 

 Cooke, Robert Andrews, J. O. Young, 

 J. M. Tucker, Brother James, and Mr. 

 Fullaway. 



President's Address. 



Following the reading of a year's 

 minutes. President Judd made a verbal 

 report of the year's work, stating that 

 several things had been accomplished. 

 The question of the introduction of bee- 

 plants from California had been gone 

 into and a number of plants imported, 

 although it was too soon to look for re- 

 sults. It had been the policy adopted 

 to import no plant not of a dual use. It 

 had been found, too, that there were 



plenty of local plants for bee-pasture, 

 and if none have to be brought in it will 

 save Hawaiian honey from having the 

 strong distinctive flavor of other tropical 

 honey. 



The question of tariflf revision had 

 been taken up in connection with the 

 Chamber of Commerce and a plea for 

 the maintenance of the present tariff 

 protection urged. There was a quarter 

 of a million dollars now invested in the 

 honey-business, and the profits art 

 small. The National Association was 

 asking for a tariff of 27 cents a gallon 

 on honey and 10 cents a pound on bees- 

 wax, and this request was being sup- 

 ported. 



So far as known there is no foul 

 brood among Hawaiian bees, and steps 

 had been taken to quarantine imported 

 queen-bees to keep out any specimens 

 of diseased royalty, which would spread 

 the infection. For the coming year, Mr. 

 Judd suggested that the Association 

 take up the question of interesting the 

 local buyers to patronize the industry 

 of the home bees, the object of which 

 would be to put Hawaiian honey on 

 Hawaiian tables in place of what is now 

 imported, and to further protect the 

 local bees from imported bees. Import- 

 ed honey sometimes comes from dis- 

 tricts where bee-diseases exist, and if 

 the home bees should get access to this 

 lioney it might result in the introduc- 

 tion of disease in the Hawaiian hives. 



Treasurer J. O. Young presented a 

 report of the finances, which was adopt- 

 ed. 



New Officers. 



Tlie following officers to serve for 

 the coming year were elected : C. M. 

 Cooke, Jr., president ; E. C. Smith, vice- 

 president; D. T. Fullaway, secretary, 

 and J. O. Young, treasurer. 



Protection Required. 



A portion of 'the letter addressed to 

 the Chamber of Commerce, setting 



