PRODUCING EXTRACTED HONEY 



are kept, the four-frame hand-power extractor 

 will meet all the requirements, and it is aston- 

 ishing how much honey can be extracted 

 in a day with them. 



The Bingham improved uncapping knife 

 is about the best that can be used, as its square 

 wooden handle and projecting metal shoulder 

 on the blade enable the operator to secure a 

 firmer grip than with the old style round handle 

 knife. A small oil or alcohol stove is a posi- 

 tive necessity, and on it should be a pan filled 

 with water kept hot, so that while one knife is 

 being used, the other is resting in the hot 

 water, being heated and cleansed of adhering 

 honey and particles of wax. Personally I use 

 an alcohol stove of special construction, and 

 thus avoid all danger of spoiling the delicate 

 flavor of the honey by the fumes of an oil 

 stove. As one knife becomes cool it is placed 

 in the pan of hot water, and the other used 

 until it cools. The constant heating of the 

 uncapping knives makes all the difference in 

 the world, and renders uncapping a compar- 

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