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honey may further be described as a natural product containing no 

 added glucose or other added sugars. It is a product gathered and 

 stored by the honeybee and as such is unadulterated. 



The present official definition of honey is based on examinations 

 of types of well-known floral honeys and represents honey sold and 

 used for table consumption. For this trade, color and aroma are all- 

 important. On the other hand, more than 50 per cent of the honey 

 produced in the United States is used in the baking and confection- 

 ery trade. For this trade, color and aroma are of less importance. 

 The value of honey for baking purposes depends on its baking and 

 boiling properties. Honey is used in bakestuffs and candies for the 

 reason that it imparts a texture and degree of moisture that other 

 sugars will not give. Buyers assert that Hawaiian honeydew honey 

 has better baking and boiling properties than the higher grade 

 algeroba honey, and one local company received from one-half cent to 

 1 cent more per pound for their honeydew honey than they did for 

 the algeroba product of the 1906 crop. 



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