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HONEY CIPS OR PITCHERS. 



WHAT SHALL WE USE FOR HONEY ON THE TABLE ? 



S PRESUME the friends are well aware of 

 the many utensils that have been recom- 

 mended for the diuing-table, to hold 

 honey. The most obvious thing that pre- 

 sented itself at first was a syrup-cup ; but 

 honey is usually thicker than syrup, and it 

 also candies, but syrup does not. Un this 

 account, syrup-cups are not always con- 

 venient. We have tried them in our lunch- 

 room, and at first thought the patent drip 

 was going to be just the thing ; but the top 

 was so small that the honey, when thick, 

 would not run out. Then after a while it 

 got candied. The women folks then set 

 them in hot water to melt it out ; and as the 

 cup was glass, it soon cracked. The cut we 

 show you below has the following advan- 

 tages : 



OUR NEW 25CENT HONEY-PITCHER. 



It is always secure against flies, because 

 the simple act of setting it on the table clos- 

 es the cover ; and who likes to see a fly 

 struggling about in his honey V I am sure 1 

 do not. It is true, you can lake a fork or a 

 spoon, and after some bother fish him out. 

 But the next question is, where to put him. 

 If you put him down he will crawl around 

 and leave a sticky streak wherever he goes. 

 If you kill him so he can not crawl, you have 

 got a double piece of nastiness somewhere, 

 and so about the only way is to carry him 

 outdoors. Well, this cup is always closed 

 against flies, as I have told you ; and besides 

 that, if the honey gets candied you can just 

 take the lid right off, and then you have a 

 large opening to take out the honey as you 

 would take out a piece of butter. In fact, 

 this honey-dish would do very well for a but- 

 ter-dish, if you had not any other. Besides 

 the other qualifications, it is very handsome, 

 as I think you must admit. And then, 

 again, the price is only 2-5 cts.; and if you 

 want ten of them, you can have them for 20 

 cts. each, or a whole hundred for S 16.50. 

 When you have not got any honey, you can 

 use it for a cream-pitcher ; and, in fact, tliat 

 is what it was originally made for, and the 

 name given to it was " Magic Creamer." I 

 forgot to say, that the tilting lid is made of 

 briiannia, and when they are bright and 

 new, the lids aiifi as pretty as if they were 

 silver-plated. When they get old and tar- 

 nished, you ought to be able to get a new lid 

 for about 10 cts. ; so it won't cost much to 

 have a nice honey-cup always. I like nice 

 new things ; don't you V 



AN UNCAPPING-BOX I?IADE OF WOOD. 



A SUBSTITUTE FOR DADANT'S UNCAPPING CAN. 



0OMK little time ago some kind friend 

 ^ sent us a description of the implement 

 '-^ shown below; but the engraver was a 

 great while in making a picture, and so the 

 letter was lost. We have decided to give the. 

 picture, and the friend who sent it may send 

 us a description next month. 



A BOX FOR UNCAPPING. 



As the bottom of the box is made of wire 

 cloth, we presume the machine is to be set 

 over a can or tub, to catch the honey that 

 drips, or may be a tin dripping - pan, if 

 watched and emptied before it runs over. 

 The box explains itself so well by the pic- 

 ture, that I presume but little desciiption 

 will be needed. The cross-bars are evident- 

 ly intended for resting the combs on while 

 the caps are being sliced off'. Now, friend 

 Whatsyourname, will you be so kind as to 

 excuse us for losing your letter, and at the 

 same time accept our thanks for telling us 

 how to make an uncapping-boxV 



ARE THEV S\%'IIVDIiES ? 



RECIPES FOR PRESERVING EGGS, ETC. 



S a copy of the Bee and Poultry Magazine is be- 

 Jc^.. tore me, I now know why the Bee-Keepers' 

 ' Exch'intjc does not make its appearance any 

 more. It seems as tboufrh the Bjc/iaofire had g-ot Into 

 a whirlpool, and was engulfed in the Bee and Poidti~u 

 Magazine: and in order to smoothe up things the 

 Poidtry Magazine offers to till out the unexpired 

 time of the subscribers to the Exchange, with tbe 

 Magazine: but those who have sent money for "ads." 

 and books will have to lose all, as I have found out. 

 As the August number of the Exchange did not ap- 

 pear, and I did not receive the goods I sent for, I 

 wrote a card to Know what was the diflieulty, to 

 which I received an answer as follows: "The mag- 

 azine will not be out on time, owing to the breakage 

 of large prei^s in our office; will look the books up. 

 Theo. P. Peet, Ed." 



I will also state right here, that the egg-keeping 

 compositions, or preservatives, are all humbugs. 

 There is nothing- on earth that will keep eggs so that 

 you can not tell them from fresh ones. You can 

 easily tell the difference between an old or pickled 

 egg, and a fresh one, by placing one of each in wa- 

 ter. The pickled egg will always float higher than 

 the fresh one. The recipe will tell you that, if the 

 directions are carefully and particularly followed, 

 frc&h eggs will keep from spring to winter. Do you 

 see the point? There are always some Innocent 

 ones who get caught when such an "ad." goes Ha 



