Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
HONEY As FOOD.
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DIR. c. G. Miller I'm 'Gleaninys In Bee Culture
A poupd-cf honey will go as far as
pound of butter; and IL both articles be of
the best quality the honey Will cost the less
OF the two. Often a prime article of ex-
tracted honey, equal to comb honey in ev-
cry respect except appearance. can be OBJ
tanned for half the price of butter or less
butter Is at its best only when fresh"
While honey. properly Kept, remains in-
definitely good-no need TO hurry IL out of
The way for fear it may become rancid.
sugar Is much used in hot drinks as I'm
co1ee and tea. The substitution of a mild
Favored honey I'm such use may be a very
proitdDie thing Tor the health. Indeed, it
would be better for the nealth If the only
rot drink We're what is called i'm Germany
honey-tea-a cup of hot water with one or
two tablespoonfuls of extracted honey The
attainment of great age has in some, cases
been attributed largely,t to the lifelong use
of honey-tea
Many people think honey is honey" all
Just alike; but this is great mistake.
Honey may be of good heavy body what
bee keepers call well r!pened" weighing
sometimes twelve pounds to the galloa or
1T iEay be quite Thin. 1t may also be gram
alated, or candied, more solid than lard
1t may be almost as colorless as water
and ii may lie as black as the darkest mo-
lasses. The flavor OF honey varies accord
ms; to the flower from which i: is obtained
III would be impossible to describe in words
inc naVors OF the different honeys The
different flavors in honey are as distinct
as the odors in flowers. Among the lighter
colored moneys are white clover linden
Cor basswood), sage, sweet clover. alfalfa
wlliow-herb eto.. and among the darker
are found heartsease, magnolia Cor poplarl
horsemint. buckwheat, etc
Tastes differ as to honey as well as I'm all
other things White clover is generally
preferred to buckwheat with it's very dark
color and strongly marked flavor, that
buckwheat honey always rules lower in
price than white clover yet there are some
who prefer buckwbeat to any other honey.
Somewhat fortunately one generally pre-
fers the honey 10 which he is most accus-
toned. A Californian thinks nothing equals
white sage, while a Pennsylvania thinks
white clover far ahead
In these days of prevailing adulterat;on
when so often things are not what they
SEEM, ii is a comfort to know that when
one buys comb honey he may know without
question he is getting the genuine article
The silly stories seen from time to time i'm
the papers about artificial combs being
filled with glucose, and deity sealed over
with a not iron. have not the slightest
foundation in fact. For years there has
been a standing offer by one whose fnan-
cial responsibility is unquestioned of 81 900
for L single pound of comb honey made
without the intervention Of bees. The offer
remains untaken. aid will probably always
remain so. for the highest art of man can
never compass such delicate workmanship
as the Skill of the bee accomplishes.
With extracted honey the case is differ
ent When you see in the grocery a tum-
bier of liquid honey with a small piece CT
comb honey in the center. YOU may be pre-
~ sure the liquid honey is not honey at ALL
but pure glucose. If not familiar enough
with honey to detect IL by the taste, your
only safe course is to buy of the producer
direct, or of some one who knows as to
its source, and upon whose honesty you
can rely.
Aside from its use i'm an unchanged state
as direct accompaniment of bread, or
biscuit. honey is used by bakers in manu-
featuring some of their choicest wares An
advantage in using honey for anything in
the line of cake is in its keeping qualities.
Even IL the cake should become dry. close
IT UP in a bread can for a time and its
freshness will return.