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bottling, &c., the total cost is a little over 1d. cach (Fig. 50). 
Half and quarter-pounds can also be retailed at home, but 
are useless to the trade. 
The bottles illustrated are especially suited for honey. 
Fig. 52 makes a good exhibition’ bottle ; 50, the Greek 
design jelly glass; 51, a bottle very much appreciated by 
customers generally. 
For bottling, the honey must be particularly clear ; and 
whatever shade of color it may have,* it should be bright 
and in all cases, as before stated, of such consistency that it 
“piles” up well when drawn off. 
Fill all bottles as evenly as possible and cork up at once, 
driving the latter home with a mallet, while holding the 
bottle in the left hand clear of any bench or shelf. Having 
filled your bottles, of course those with corks need some 
finish, and for capping the whole, nothing is more simple 
and inexpensive than . 
Sealing Wax; 
but this article must be made at home. Procure common 
yellow resin and heat it above a small oil stove in an 
earthenware vessel, or if prefered a large glue pot. Use one 
part of beeswax to three of the other to toughen it and 
make it hold to the glass. Now an important item is the 
color of the sealing wax. A drzgh¢ color will contrast well 
against the contents of the bottle, and the coloring matters 
used in common paint answer every purpose. Stir all 
thoroughly to get an even mixture, but at no time let the 
wax boil. 
* Color in itself is not a distinguishing feature of good honey. 
Heather honey is dark but bright, and commands a higher price 
than any. Honey-dew is both dark and muddy in appearance, and 
is of the worst possible quality, and of little value. Some light 
honeys may be bitter and unsaleable. 
