, 1872-12-02
THE APlARY.
Eoney Improved by Art-A Simple
Method <iven-Hendering an Endif-
ferent Article of Horey Gsood-SRagnr
aud Syrup versus Bonev.

Method Given-Efendering an Endif-
ferent Article of 8oney Good-Sugnr
aud Syrup versus Honev.
From, Our 0ton Correspondent
RURAL HONE. IL, Nov. so, 1872.
Many persons suppose that honey cannot be
improved by art, but such is not the case. That
the liquid sweets Of flowers undergo some
change in the laboratory Of the bee is quite Ger
tain but this change does not essentially mod
ify it's constituent elements, but is rather one OF
condensation. Some flowers give a pungent
taste to the honey, and others contain oils that
seriously impair its value. These oils are
quite volatile, and easily driven of
by heat, and many Of them will eVaporate in
few weeks if left exposed, but not all Of them.
It is supposed the bees leave the combs un-
capped for the purpose Of eraporating unpleas-
ant aroma or deleterious oils. It is here that
art steps in and gives the needed aid, BY the
hclp of heat, to drive of these foreign substances
that impair the value Of the honey, more especi-
ally for its use as medicine. have before
stated that honey thus prepared By hent can be
partaken Of with impunity by almost if not all
persons.
In the process Of heating, the honey, OF rather
the vessel that contains it, is not to be exposed
directly to the fire, but placed in vessel Of
water, and that exposed directly to the heat.
The heat from the water is sufficient to melt the
Eax, and to drive OFF all the delete1ious oils,
without any danger of ecorching the honey, or
keeper knows the difference between heating to
near the boiling point and absolute boiling. III
the boiling OF FRUITS the volatile oils are lost,
and these impart the most pleasant flavor to tho
fruit; hence, the practice Of slmmering, so we'll
known to all good cooks, is resorted to. In the
case Of honey, we wish to be rid Of the more
ethereal oils, and retain those more valuable
and heavier, with the honey. For this reason,
we must guard against al excess of heat.
It is good practice, and one wel1-known to
the ancient bee-keeper, to allow the common
comb-honey-that is honey from the brood
chamber, which contains more OF less cells
filed nth Rohen that be
drained out without imparting to it any Of the
unpleasant taste OF the pollen. An opposite
practice has been in moro common use: to
strain the honey through thin muslin bags;
but this ruins it for the table and the markets
Those persons having the common bo1-hive, and
who destroy part Of the swarms for honey, and
have hives IN which swarms have died from loss
OF queens, or other cause: often have
sroodSabeT gSSSa supply RoneT Of th5s ana hGe' i Gz m
desirable to retain this honey for use: Tie best
plan is to place these combs on wire cloth placed
oyer vessel to receive the honey, and, after
uncapping the combs, to lay them on the wire
be kept in warm room. So soon as the honey
is drained out Of the comb, it is turned over, SO
that the other side may be emptied in g like
manner.
improved by heating, as before stated, when
many impurities and the least valuable OF the
honey viii sink to the bottom Of the vessel, if
left standing for time. We may thus, from
what would be very Indifferent article, have
Ne may, therefore, conclude that it is the
quality and not the quantity, Of honey that will
prove beneficial to our health. Should We pur-