PRODUCING EXTRACTED HONEY 



store or market it, or it can be run directly into 

 the vessels in which it is to be sold. 



We have seen a good many receptacles used 

 for storing extracted honey, from old milk 

 cans to stone crocks, but there is nothing so 

 satisfactory as the square five-gallon tin cans 

 made for the purpose, two of which come 

 packed in a reshipping case. 



These cans, if new, — and second-hand cans 

 should never be used, — are the very best re- 

 ceptacles, as there is no danger of contaminat- 

 ing the honey, and no fear of leakage. More- 

 over, when put up in this shape they are just 

 right for the buyer who bottles honey, as honey, 

 which is almost sure to granulate, can be 

 conveniently liquefied by simply placing the 

 cans in hot water. Where the honey is so 

 packed, it often brings a considerably greater 

 price than honey run into kegs and barrels, 

 which has to be scooped and shovelled out to 

 be liquefied. Again, honey in these cans 

 can be packed in storage compactly, and when 

 the caps are screwed on, there is no leakage 



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