The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-12-17
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Rendering Becsuan
Many who have only n few bees and
do not own a wax extractor. says tho
Busy Bee. miss one OF the sources Of
profit IN bee keeping BY not saving the
odd bits Of comb and the old combs
that are no longer Of any use 10 the
bees. Have a receptacle into which all
may be thrown until the end OF the
season, or until there Is sufleient 10
make a good sized cake Of wax. Some
day when you have a Gre In your cook
stove. and will not have use for the
oven. lie these pieces OF comb up In
an old cotton cloth. Place In the oven
a Tin or granite iron pan with about
an inch Of water In u. lay two slender
sticks across the pan. and on them the
cloth containing the combs. 10 such o
way that Il will not dip down into the
pan. nor drip outside into the bottom
Of the oven; shut the door and 80 about
your work. Take a look at Il occas.
ionaly 10 see that all IL going we'll
The temperature Of the oven should be
moderate n the water bons. Il Is toe
hot Regulate the Gre or dampors, OF
leave the door open q little way. The
heat should not be great enough &c
scorch the sticks or cloth. when the
wax seems 10 be an drlpped into thu
pan. remove the sticks and cloth. II
possible. let the FIRE die out. shut The
oven and leave the pan Of wax 10 cool
IN the oven. This will insure a SLOW
and even cooling OF the wax. and viii
allow the dirt that may have filtered
through the cloth 20 settle into the
water In the bottom OF the pan. But
n the IRE Is used for other purposes
remove the pan carefully and steadily.
cover with a tin pot cover. or anything
that viii he closely over Il. but will
not touch the wax: then place over oil
On old blanket or quilt. folded sevora
times. and tucked closely around the
pan. 10 prevent the heat from escaping
too fast On this. more than any one
thing. depends the quality and appear.
ance Of your wax. II Il coois too rap.
idly, the particles Of dirt. propolls. ant
honey will be caught IN the mass. Civ.
ing Il a sticky feel and a notified ap.
pearanoe. II the surface hardens toe
quickly Il will crack and open a. th'
inside cools. DO not uncover until th'
pan Ia no warmer than your hand
When the cake d thoroughly cooled. u
will loosen from the pan easily. but q
you attempt 20 set Il out before. ever
though the wax seems hardened, yog
will not only have your trouble foi
your pains. but you viii realize a
never before. what Il means 10 stitch
a. tlght az beeswax." scrape on with
a case knife whatever settings are OF
the bottom Of the cake. and yoJ
should have a clean. clear. smooth CAKE
that viii bring the hlghes, price In th'
market n. for any reason. the wal
Il not satisfactory. the cake can b
broken up. tied IN a clean cloth. and pu
through the same process again. II q
is desired 20 make small cakes. pOul
from the pan while hot. into cups Of
metal molds and cover closely. Her
ars a few don'ts 10 hang on the wall
% your memory when rendering wax
Don't allow the wax 10 come IN con
tact with iron. as Il will blacken thl
wax.
Don't grease the moulds II Is no
necessary. and Injuries the appearance
OF the wax.
Don't move the molds before the wal
oools The wax that slops on the side
will harden there and give the cakes
ragged look on the odgcs
Don't lot the wax boil This tends 4
make Il brittle and GRUMPY.
Don't spin any melted wax on N
floor. II you DO you viii be sorry.
Don't spend precious time trying 4
scrapc and scour Oh any wax that ma,
stick to the pan. but take Il out o
doors. away from the Ore. and apply
little gasoline. Il acts as a certall
brand Of pills are said 10 act on a veal
siomach-like magic.
Don't rush on 20 town and sell Il 4
the first bidder. Begin now 10 watcl
the market reports The price Of va.
auciuates With the change OF seasons
and you can soon learn what time o
the year Is the highest. Then sell.
These directions are for those VII
have only a few pounds OF wax to b
rendered. A large quantity would. Q
course. have 10 be handled differently
but for small lots prefer this mctho
70 any have ever tried.