310 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



Operlin Hoxkv Cooktfs — Thret; ie;ispoonfuls soda dissolved in 2 cups 

 warm honey, 1 cup shortening containing salt, 2 teaspoonfuls ginger, 1 cup 

 hot water, flour sufficient to roll. 



Honey Tea Cake. — One cup honey, Vz (;up sour cream, 2 eggs, ^ cup 

 butter, 2 cups flour, scant Vz teaspoouful soda, 1 teaspoonful cream-of- 

 tartar. Bake 30 minutes in a moderate oven. — Miss M. Candler. 



Honey G-ingee-snaps. — One pint honey, % lb. butter, 2 teaspoonfuls 

 gingc:'. Boil together a few minutes, and when nearly cold put in flour 

 until it is stiff. Roll out thin, and bake quickly, 



Huxfc;v Caramels. — 1 cup extracted bonoy of best flavor, ] cup gran- 

 ulated sugar, 3 tablespoonfuls sweet cream or milk. Boil to " soft crack," 

 or until it hardens when dropped into cold water, but not too brittle — just 

 so it will form into a soft ball when taken in the fingers. Pour into a 

 greased dish, stirring in a teaspoonful extract of vanilla just before taking 

 off. Let it be V2 or % inch deep in the dish ; and as it cools, cut in squares 

 and ^vl■ap each square in paraffine paper, such as grocers wrap butter in. 

 To make chocolate caramels, add to the foregoing 1 tablespoonful melted 

 chocolate, just before taking off the stove, stirring it in well. For chocolate 

 caramels it is not so important that the hone\' be of the best quality. — 0. 0. 

 Miller. 



Honey Grape Jelly. — Stew the grapes until soft; ma.sh and strain 

 them through cheese-cloth, and to each quart of juice add one quart of 

 honey, and boil it until it is thick enough to suit. Keep trying by dipping 

 out a spoonful and cooling it. If you get it too thick it will candy. Any 

 other fruit juice treat just the same. 



Moore's Honey Ginger-snaps. — One pint of honey, one teaspoonful 

 of ginger, and one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little water, and two 

 eggs. Mix all, then work in all the flonr possible, roll very thin, and bake 

 in a moderately hot oven. Any flavoring extracts can be added, as you 

 may wish. 



Moore's Honey Jumbles or Cookies are made in the same way as the 

 above, without any sugar or syrup, but add some shortening. In using 

 honey for any kind of cakes, the dough must be as stiff with flour as pos- 

 sible, to keep them from running out of the stove. 



To Spioe Apples, Pears, or Peaches. — One quart of best vinegar, 1 

 quart of honey, V2 ounce each of cloves and stick cinnamon. Boil all 

 together 15 minutes, then put in -the fruit, and cook tender. Put in a stone 

 jar with enough of the syrup to cover the fruit. It will keep as long as 

 wanted. 



For Sugar-curing 100 Pounds of Meat. — Eight pounds of salt, 1 

 quart of honey, 2 ounces of saltpeter, and 3 gallons of water. Mix, and 

 boil until dissolved, then pour it hot on the meat. 



