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In short, every person can attend to a few stocks of 
bees during their leisure time, and those who wish to 
engage in a light and profitable occupation, can find it 
in this, the easiest and most profitable of all. 
RECIPES. 
1st. How TO SEPARATE CANDIED OR OTHER HONEY 
from the Comb, by heat. — \fter as much honey as 
possible is extracted from the comb, candied and liquid 
honey, yet adhering, may be removed by the following 
process : Put all the pieces of comb in a tin vessel and 
set it in a pot or kettle containing water, heat the water 
gradually over a fire, until it begins to boil, but no 
longer, as the impurities may impart a bitter taste to the 
honey ; as soon as the water boils, take it from the fire 
and set it to cool, at least sixteen hours, so that the bee- 
bread or pollen may adhere to the bottom of the wax. 
After it is cooled, take off the layer of wax at the 
top carefully, the remainder is pure honey. As there 
is usually a large portion of honey adhering to the layer 
of wax, it should be boiled in water, and the sweet 
water used for making metheglin or vinegar. 
2d. How to keep Honey a number of Years. — 
After the honey has been separated from the comb, put 
it in clean jars, after two days skim off all impurities, 
seal up air tight, and keep in a cool dark place 
3 d. How to make Honey taste like Sugar. — 
