New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-22
AMERICAN HONEY IN ENGLAND.
ENGLISH CONSUMERS JUST BEGINNING TO AiPE
C1ATE ITS EXCELLENCE.

cIATE ITS FXCKLLENCE.
IN ne Editor Of The Trt1unt
SIR: I notice in THE TRIBUNE OF OctoOer
"a nm interesting editorial entitled "a Neglected. IN
dustry" subject suggested. no doubt by the beekeep
,rs being then In session in Cincinnati IN
,he article referred 10 you mention very truly TIE ne
a which has been created here for American honey
aimee the Paris Exhibition Of 1878. Previous TO that
wear Tbs pcope content To stomach lhe h'hy o
Come OF Chilli Peru Havana for you must know 'hat
Tn-ana Scotland and Ireland never did ana never VIII
contribute thousaudth part OF the honey consumed In
the limited KINGDOM, and even that small proportion
os been stored In such Objectionable recepacles as 10
make It wholly unsuitable for commercial purposes inc
,portaiO;l of American honey wtich MI hoge oio'sh'
over here in 1875 infused new ideas among the hfsh
beekeeper aud stimulated their ambition 10 INITIATE tue
vcune Americans whom they acknowledged to be their
elders III any rate in bee culture The Iord 10 on tne
SID of vo Americans In this business, for as NasDs
ton Irving said We i've here like lot Oh frogs III
the haitian of we'll" our honey season seldom II ever
lasa GER tuan two weeks while the sou npreSdCo
Of volr charming weather warns into long hic
uvrrds of honey secreting plants unknown TO us IN
this country.
Won ne,k in the article referred to of Greek honey
W. b,Ve never drawn supplies from there; IN fact, the
honey of Mount Hymettus' and " NarD0nne sofa mere
is the product of Sensavage countries, whose ha'cs
are totally ignorant OF anything pertaining 10 ouei
bee culture have travelled through Chill and Fern'
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bonpe" honey comes from. and being interested IN
honey Investigated their system OF bee culture ana
fund Ia he of the crudest and most barbarous charac
ter The way the natives separate the honey from inc
va.-apd this method Is the one universally practlsed
in those counrieA-wi suffice to Illustrate how the de-
urbtfu aromatic bouquet is acquired for the Mount
uvm.ttu. and d" NarbOnne honey, which is affected
by so many arsocratc copn0isseurs as being the par
tioular type or standard that all pure honey must taste
like In order that may be acceptable for medicinal or
table purposes The custom is tocut the combs contain
ing the honey foul brood bee bread aud dead bees In
various stages OF decomposition out OF the hollow trees
or crude boxes ana cast them all into kettle, which is
set over fire. and the entire allowed to stew ana
boil until tho wax is thoroughly mcclellan operation
which not unfrequenty lasts three hours. The
kettle then set of cool until the next day. when the
wax which found cakcd top Is removed, and the
homer % poured into vessels TO wait the visiting peddler
10 whom is sold, ultimately being sent here to London
TO be sorted into three piles" pile l., pile 4, ana
pile g." according to color pile being the whtest
and pile the darkest These are sold upon Mine
ing Lane to Jam manufacturers and wholesale druggists
at from 30 shiu IS per pounds 6l2 cents per pound
IL bottled FOR IA. grocery trade aud for the retail
drug trade under the seductive aLeI OF L i n
M0nnt Hymettus"" NarbOHne," or Mellis opt j
have heard people wonder why this money gave theul
the cole. ,,- .ro,, - q ovor
Of this honey upon the palate OF the average Btsher
that TIE importer OF the Drst Gear .IiS n.'i"rI,
without coinb actually to submit himself 70 me
humiliation buying OF Tits muck TO lnlN WIN III.
Americau honey 10 impart TO IL the standard Mount
Uymettus aud Narbonne nayor. That time mas
now happily passed. and American honey is fast becoi
ing It's espousal by such people AS the
baroness BurdettCoutts aid Sir John Lubbock, who
were thoughul enough 10 appreciate the difference be
tween honey separated from the by heat and thai
thrown virgin combs vs. centrifugal force rs they
do 10 In the States.
There have been two honey shows OF importance here
this summer and fall at South Kcnsingt0n ana th
ether at the Dairy Show At neither OF these was the
q pound Of American honey exhibited In fsct, ma,
tell YOU that importation OF American money on ,n
sd il entirely rnonOpolized by one niin whose ponc9
eeems 10 be 10 keen AL information 10 themselves
The newspapers noticed The recent importation ny lh
drm ~ tC crates of comb honey IN little glass
boxes which upon inquiry, find was all sold TO arrive
at shilling and pence per pound TOO ochls ine,
se selling California white sage al sO shlhgs per
pouuds az cents per pouDdl Inc only American count
honey known upon tins market Is that ia me hlie Suss
sided boxes The California COMB honey In the Isfbisoi
frames ss never reached here yet, except one paGce
which the consignee became alarmed ayout Ioi e"i -,
could NOT find sa.o for il aud returned 10 NewfOrk bn
can assure YOU such honey would md prompt buyers
here at coed high price IL is JUST what 10 wanted
The Que firn that import American LOhey clllLe a
The brosen combs by cutting them up INTO symihctrca
tces and placing the slices ia white s1ss jars Ihese
slices they eInhaiu as H. compound, ano the
lars are sbeilcd Honey Dew" They have thirty hanus
honey Counting their commercial travellers clerical
force p,rers aud drivers this firm employ nearly nifty
hands Going nothing else but RECEIVING, p"chns sel
aid sLiupng American honey. But these are t1o ohIy
dealers we have. merely mention luis 10 give you an
iaes OF the condition of Ge American money trace m tue
Ehyllsh market. Yours Truly, ao n"''' "''
Highbary London. Nov To- 1867