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64 PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING 



raising, and none except really superior stock 

 should be sold. A fair price for ordinary fertile 

 queens is 5/- each from March to May, '$/-■ in 

 June, and 3/6 at other times. 



Recipe for Honey Vinegar. Take one and a 

 half pounds of honey, to a gallon of water, a 

 crust of bread, and a tablespoonful of brewer's 

 yeast. Place these in an earthenware barrel, and 

 stand in a warm place. After fermentation has 

 ceased cover the bung with a piece of linen to 

 exclude insects, and allow the liquor to stand until 

 ripe. 



Recipe for Mead. Take six gallons of water 

 and one gallon of honey. Boil until it is reduced 

 to four gallons. Add half -ounce of ginger, quar- 

 ter-ounce of cinnamon, half-dram each of cloves 

 and peppercorns in a bag. Boil for a few minutes 

 longer, and then let it stand until fermentation 

 has ceased. Add yeast if necessary to assist fer- 

 mentation. Barrel, and bottle at the end of twelve 

 months. 



