WHAT IS HONEY ? 
It is avegetable product, not made, but gathered from flowers 
where it is secreted according to therules of Nature’s laboratory. 
Each flower yields honey of itsown peculiar flavor, which is generally 
easily recognized. No article for human consumption can be more 
delicious than Honey, and none is more beneficial to the human 
system. Honey is food in one of its most concentrated forms. 
Honey in the Comb. 
“Within the past few years many improved methods ana appliances 
have been invented to increase the production of Comb Honey. 
: Honey is now produced by the bees, in 
/ small sectional-boxes (see engraving), 
with the cells capped, ready to grace the 
table and tempt the palate of every lover 
of that delicious article—Comb Honey. 
These ‘‘sections’’ of honey are taken 
from the hive just as finished by the bees, 
crated and placed upon the market. 
An inventive genius lately started the 
story that combs were being made of 
paraffine, filled with glucose, and sold for 
comb honey. That is a falsehood, admitted 
by its author when proof was demanded. 
Honey Extracted: from the Comb. 
Pure Extracted Honey is obtained by shaving off the delicate 
cappings of the cells, putting the combs into the little revolving 
basket of a Honey Extractor (see engraving), and. then 
by revolving the basket containing the comb, by means 
of the crank, the honey is thrown outsby centrifugal, 
force, runs down the sides of the Can, and drawn off &é 
and put into jars, pails, or any desirable receptacle. 
Extracted Honey is the pure liquid—minus the comb. 
Some ask: ‘‘How can Extracted Honey be sold 
cheaper than that in the Comb—if it is.pure?”? We 
reply, Because the comb is of more value than the 
honey ; for it takes from 15 to 20 Ibs. of honey to} 
produce one pound of comb. By improved methods 
we compel the bees to build straight combs in frames ; | 
these can be removed in an instant, the bees brushed Kh 
off, the honey extracted, and the combs returned to the % 
hive to be again filled by the bees. <i“ 
Granulated or Candied Honey. 
Almost all pure honey will granulate when exposed 
for some time to light and cold. The granulated state 
is one evidence of purity. 
Granulated honey can be reduced to its liquid state in 
a few moments by placing the can or jarin warm 
water. When thus liquefied,,it so remains for a time, 
but will again candy. 
Northern honey candies sooner than Southern. 
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What is Strained Money ? 
“Strained Honey” which will not granulate or candy, is nearly 
always glucose, with enough honey to flavor it, and thus deceive. 
Consumers help to impose upon themselves by the false idea that 
pure honey will not granulate ; they desire liquid honey, and dealers 
will supply it. Much of that remaining liquid, isa very inferior 
article, composed largely of glucose, surrounding a piece of comb. 
