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tied down till a few days after their filling, 

 that the fmall particles of wax or other fo- 

 reign matter may rife to the top, and be 

 taken off. 



The portions of combs that were laid 

 afide as very impure, but containing honey, 

 may be cut, and thrown into water, to make 

 ordinary mead ; or brewed with malt, to 

 make what is in Pembrokefhire called brag- 

 get ; or elfe fet before the bees on broad 

 dimes, &c. but fpread thin to prevent the 

 bees from flifling themfelves thereby ; as 

 may likewife the refufe combs after draining, 

 and afterwards the veffels ; firfl ftre'wing 

 over them hay, grafs, or herbs, to keep the 

 bees from being foiled. They will lick 

 up every drop of honey. It fliould be fet 

 before them towards the evening. Bat if it 

 is not carefully done, many bees will fuffer 

 by quarrelling ; fo that I think fmall mead 

 had better be made of them. 



Having thus drained the honey from the 

 combs, boil the fine combs by them- 

 felves, with a fufficiency of water to keep 

 them floating, till they are thoroughly melted. 



A three-cornered bag of ftrono- linen 



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cloth. 



