Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1898-03-10
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There Is fIea!ttv and Long Life In IN

\ pound OF honey VII 10 as far as a
pound Of butter. and If both articles
te o. the best quality the honey viii
cost the less Of the two. Often \
prime article of extracted honey. equal
70 comb honey IL every respect except
appearance. can be obtained for half
the price OF butter or less. Butter is
at lis best only when fresh" whilo
honey. properly kept. remains indefi-
nitely Good-no need to hurry IL out
or the way for fear it may become ran
cld, says writer in Bee Culture
Sugar IS much used in hot drinks,
rs in coffee and tea, The substitution
OF q mild favored honey in such uso
NAV be very profitable thing for tho
heath. Indeed il would be better for
the health If the only hot drink wero
What Is called in Germany honey tea
cupful Of hot water with one or two
tablespoonsfui of extracted honey. Tho
attainment Of great age has in somo
eases been attributed largely TO tho
lifelong use of honey tea
Many people think honey is honey"
all just alike; but this Is 4 great mis-
body, what bee keepers call well rip
ened. weighing sometimes twelve
pounds TO the gallon or it may he quito
thin. 1t may also be granulated or
candied. more solid than lard II may
be almost as colorless rs water. and
t may be as black as the darkest mo-
lasses. The flavor of honey varies ac-
corGing to the flower from which il IL
obtained. 1t would be impossible to
describe in words the different favo-s
OF the different honeys. The different
flayors in honey are as distinct as tho
ouors in flowers. Among the lighter
colored honcys are white clover. lin-
den tor basswood). sage. sweet clover.
alfalfa, willow herb. etc. and among
tie darker arc found heartscase, mag
nclia Tor poplar), horsemint. buck
wheat. etc
Tastes differ as to honey as we'll az
In all other things White clover ~
50 generally preferred TO buckwhcat.
with its very dark color and strongly
marked flavor, that buckwheat honey
always rules lower in price than white
clover; yet there are sdme who prefer
buCkWheat to- any other. Somewhat
fortunately. enc genera lily prefers tho
honey 70 which he is mb bst accustomed.
= Californian thinks nothing equals
white sage. while n Pennsylvania
thinks white clover far ahead.
In these days Of prevailing aaultcra-
ton. when 50 often things are nat
what they SEEM it Is 4 comfort 10
know that when one buys comb honey
he may know without question he -
getting the genuine article. The Sly
stories seen from time 10 tim" in tho
papers aboGt. .artiticial combs being FIJI
I'd with glucose and deftly sealed over
with 4 hot iron have not the slightest
foundation in fact. For years thcrc ilai
been a standing offer ~ one whose
financial responsibility Is unque ueefi0nei
f.. single pound of comb honey fnada
without the Intervention ~ bees. Tho
offer remains urtake, ant Will prob
ably 50 remain. for rae Highest art
CT man can never compass aneh DELI
cate workmanship as the sh.H of tha
bse accomplishes.
With extracted honey the case - -dif-
fcrent. When you soc IN the grocery
B tumbler of liquid honey "ith a mail
piece of comb honey in the center you
may be pretty sure the liquid honey Is
not honey at all. but puEa gl0@9ss. IL
rot familiar enough with homer - dc-
tect II by The taste. your only aafa
course is - buy Ct the producer direct.
C of some one whn knows as 20 its
source and upon whose honesty ~o1
can rely.
Aside from it's use IN an unchanged
state as direct accompaniment IT
bread or biscuit. honey Is used by oai-
.ers In manufacturing some of their
choicest wares An advantage In us
Eg honey for anything in the line u
cake is in It's keeping qualities. Even
If the cake should become dry. closa
II up in bread can for j .lme a1l IL
freshness a!lI return