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Vessels for Skipping. 



every household when the honey is gone. As Dr. Mason 

 and Mr. Cutting have shown, jelly cups, by simply dip- 

 ping the upper edge in melted wax, then quickly filled and 

 covered, are quite securely sealed. Others will prefer more 

 showy vessels, like the Muth one-pound and two-pound 

 jars (Fig. 134), even though they cost more. At present 

 the neat tin pails (Fig. 135) holding from one-half pound 

 to twelve pounds, are very popular in the markets. The 



Fig. 135. 



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covers shut inside, and if the honey is granulated they are 

 very excellent. The bails make them more convenient 

 and salable. Mr. Jones has a pail that is easily sealed with 

 wax strings, and is beautifully decorated with chromoed 

 labels. Such pails are cheap, convenient, and leave little 

 to be desired. Their beauty aids the sale. Mr. A. I. Root 

 pronounces them the best receptacle for extracted honey. 

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

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

 136). These are light, and if we carefully drive the hoops, 



Fig. 136. 



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

 Hard wood barrels must be waxed, then if the honey gran- 



