The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-18
Can Be Substituted for Sugar
III Many Recipes, Say
Federal Experts.

III III M Oily tltGlf4Eo1 80 ss
Federal Experts.
WASHINGTON, Apr. arious
ways IN which the housewife can use
honey to advantage are suggested in
iii a new publication Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
Earuers' Bulletin G533, 4 Honey aud Its
Uses III tha Home In this country
honey has hitherto NOT seen In as
common use as in Europe, especially
IN the cookery 1t is, however, COM
parattreiv simple matter to slbstt-
1ute it in many recipes for common
sugar or for Holasses, and when this
is done the resulting favor is often
both novel and agreeable
Ono OF the great advantages iii tho
use of honey lis that axes made with
it will keep much longer than those
made with sugar. A#honey caketmade
with butter. for instance, will keep
its quality until tho butter Eru~s ran-
cid. and one made without butter Will
keep fresh for months. For this rea-
son honey is especially useful III rec
ipes that call for no butter. Icing
made with honey has the same adj
vantage, and some icing made in the
experimental laboratory or the de-
partment of agriculture was found at
tho end Of o months to be soft and
IN as good condition AS when it was
first made.
The experiments conducted blythe
department indicate that man Of the
instructions In the old cuuhb9oks for
the preparation OF honey are Inneees-
arily elaborate For example, it used
TO be thought that honey had to be
brought To- the boiling point and then
skinned and cooled. Since honey IS
extremely 1ikelyt to boil over, this pro-
cess requires great care. Experiments
4 showed. however, that it appears to
BIO quite unnecessary, and it Is prob
al Bile that the notion arose at time
when ordinary commercial honeE
contained more impurities than at
present Similarly. the older recipes
say thatFthe dough should be kept at
least one day before the soda is add.
ed. No evidence to support this the
\ DRY was found by the Investigators.
On the other hand. however. they did
discover that dough containing honey
can be more easily kneaded if allowed
to stand for several days. Again. The
Use Of potash is recommended In the
most or the recipes in foreign cour
books al a means OF raising the
dough The properties of potash are
a4llllal " "a A4lA412 sl4h444t1 H1Oua
and there seems no reason why the
latter should not do just as we'll. Bak-
ing soda Is a common kitchen com
modify in America, and potassium BIZ
carbonatethe potash Of the cookery
book Is almost unknown for house
hold purposes AS matter OF fact, a
little experiepcesR Will enable any CONF
petent cook to substitute honey suc-
5cessfully for sugar in bread, cake.
preserved fruits. sauces and candies.
#Itis safe to estimate that a cupful OF
honey will sweeten a dish about as
much as q cupfui Of sugar, but since
honey contains water in addition.
there is less need for milk or other
liquids. For practical purposes..it Is
accurate enough TO consider that for
each cupful Of honey quarter of
a cupful is added to. tue recipe. IL
these facts are kept in mind special
honey recipes are unnecessary.
Honey Ia ma rketed in two forms,
known respective as comb honey and
extracted honey. the former being .nsed
much like lam or narnla lar e- and the
latter either in that WAY or for cook
ing IN the pa st there has been
some pre1udices inst extracted
honey, or honey removed from the
comb. because it was believed that
ever prevalent this practice may have
been in the past, recent legislation
and the efforts Of honey. producers
themselves have madesit dangerous
aud unprotitnble. There is now. it is
believed !. little adulterated extracted
honey on the market Comb honey
Is practically. certain to be the pure
product OF the hive, because it can
only be adulterated by processes
which cost more than they save.
When sold at retail there is now
comparatively little difference in the
cost OF comb and extracted honey
but the latter can be purchased at
wholesale very much cheaper. The
reason for this Is that the producer
of comb honey makes = product that
Is practlcalIy ready to be d lirered to
the consumer. Moreover tcosts the
bee keepers less to produce extracted
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