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not usually bottled or otherwise sealed at once. The receptacles in 
which it is to be marketed may be left uncovered, and placed in a ves- 
sel containing hot water, using care that the flavor is not destroyed by 
too high a temperature. A temperature of 160 degrees F. but not 
higher should be maintained for some time, after which the receptacles 
are sealed at once, before the honey cools. Extracted honey that has | 
granulated may be liquified in the same way using the same care in 
avoiding a temperature above 160 degrees F. 
Frames that are of the same dimensions as the brood chamber are 
usually used as extracting frames. An eight or ten frame body of such 
frames filled solid with honey is, however, rather unwieldy, and it is 
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believed that a frame not so deep can be used to good advantage owing 
to ease of handling when the honey is removed for extracting. 
Coms Honey. 
Not every locality presents conditions suitable for the produc- 
tion of comb honey. This product of the hive must he stored 
rapidly to produce an article which will command a good price on the 
market. Comb honey stored during a honey flow of several weeks is 
usually travel stained, propolized and otherwise soiled and the combs 
are often irregular so that it is no longer an attractive article. The 
long honey flow is more suitable for the production of extracted honey. 
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