To Keep Extracted Honey. 21 



ought to be waxed before using them, to make assun, 

 doubly sure against any leakage. To wax the barrels, we i 

 use beeswax, but paraffine is cheaper, and just as efficit» 

 Three or four quarts of the hot paraffine or wax should Ij> 

 turned into the barrel, the bung driven in tight, the barre) 

 twirled in every position, after which the bung is loosened by 

 a blow with the hammer, and the residue of the wax turned 

 out. Economy requires that the barrels be warm when waxed, 

 so that only a thin coat will be appropriated. 



Large tin cans, waxed and soldered at the openings after 

 being filled, are cheap, and may be the most desirable recep- 

 tacles for extracted honey. 



Extracted honey should always be kept in dry apartments. 

 If thin when extracted, it should be kept in open barrels or 

 cans in a warm dry room till it has thoroughly ripened. 



