242 Honey Receptacles. 



cheap, convenient, and leave little to be desired. Their beau- 

 ty aids the sale. Mr. A. I. Koot pronounces tlxem the best 

 receptacle for extracted honey. 



If the honey is to be sent to a distant market it should be 

 in soft wood — spruce, pine, or hemlock — kegs (Fig. 115). 



Fig. 115. 



These are light, and if we carefully drive the hoops, and 

 test by use of boiling water, we need not wax them. Hard 

 wood barrels must Ije waxed, then if the honey granulates 

 the hoops must he loosened to talio out the head. This 

 cracks the wax and a leak results. 



Third. Explain to the grocer that if kept above the tem- 

 perature of 70° or 80° F. , it will not granulate, that granula- 

 tion is a pledge of purity and superiority, and show him how 

 easy it is to reduce the crystals, and ask him to explain this to 

 his customers. If necessary, liquify some of the granulated 

 honey in his presence. Put on the labels directions for reli- 

 quifying candied honey. Honey, like many other substances, 

 will not granulate if heated to 200° F. , and then sealed while 

 hot. This does no injury to the honey, but it is trouble, and 

 makec the honey less convenient to ship, though at times it 

 may pay till we educate our patrons in reference to the excel- 

 lence of granulated honey. 



Lastly. If you do not deliver the honey yourself, be sure 

 that the vessels will not leak in transit. It is best, in case 

 jelly cups are used, that they be filled at the grocery. And 

 do not forget the large label, which gives the kind of honey, 

 grade, and producers name. 



If the honey is extracted before it is fully ripened — before 

 the bees cap it — it should always be kept in an open can or 

 barrel, covered with cloth, and in a warm room. Thus ar- 

 ranged it will thicken as well as in the hive. No honey should 

 ever be Jcspt in a cool, damp room. 



The admirable work of Mr. C. F. Muth in Cincinnati, ed- 



