64 PROFITABLE  BEE-KEEPING 
raising, and none except really superior stock 
should be sold. A fair price for ordinary fertile 
queens is 5/- each from March to May, 4/- in 
June, and 3/6 at other times. 
Recipe for Honey Vinegar. Take one and a 
half pounds of honey to a gallon of water, a 
crust of bread, and a tablespoonful of brewer’s 
yeast. Place these in an earthenware barrel, and 
stand in a warm place. After fermentation has 
ceased cover the bung with a piece of linen to 
exclude insects, and allow the liquor to stand until 
ripe. 
Recipe for Mead. Take six gallons of water 
and one gallon of honey. Boil until it is reduced 
to four gallons. Add half-ounce of ginger, quar- 
ter-ounce of cinnamon, half-dram each of cloves 
and peppercorns ina bag. Boil for a few minutes 
longer, and then let it stand until fermentation 
has ceased. Add yeast if necessary to assist fer- 
mentation. Barrel, and bottle at the end of twelve 
months. 
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