Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

IN tho experimental nOOfatOry OF the
Department Of Agriculture was found at
the end of ten months to be a. soft and
in as good condition as when it was
first made.
The specialists say that experiments
conducted indicate that many Of the
instructions in the old cook books for
the preparation Of honey are unneces-
sarily elaborate.
Honey is marketed in two forms,
known respectively as comb honey and
extracted honey, the former being used
much like jam or mafmalAde and the
latter either in that way or for cooking.
In tho past there has been some pre3u-
dice against extracted honey-or honey
removed from the comb-because 1t was
believed that this was frequently adul-
terated. However prevalent this prac-
tice may have been in the past, recent
legislation and the efforts Of honey pro-
ducers themselves have made 1t danger
GUS and improbable. There is now. 1t
is believed, little adulterated extracted
honey on the market Comb honey IL
practically certain to be the pure prod
uct 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
but the latter can be purchased az
wholesale very much cheaper. The
reason for this is that the producer
of comb honey makes product which
is practically ready to be delivered
to the consumer.
The simplest and. perhaps. most
popular way Of using honey is to
serve it like jam or strip with bread
or pancakes. When used in this way
an ounce Of honey may be regarded
When intended for strip it is some
times diluted with hot water. not only
to make it less sweet, but also easier
to pour. The housewife will also find
some form of tart fruit served with
honey, cottage cheese and bread and
butter an attractive combination and
an economical substitute for the
much-prized Bar-le-Duc currants,
which are themselves often cooked in
honey and served with cream cheese
and crackers.
Receipts from Oregon at the mint,
smelters and refneries at San Fran
cisco show a falling
f)reoon Gold off Of $4,000 in gold
c., and $4,000 ounces of
ana silver. silver for the first six
months of 1918, as compared with last
year, according to the experts OF the
geological survey. By no means all
the gold and silver mined in oregon
is sent to San Francisco, but the pro-
portion that is sent indicates in a gen.
eral way the condition Of the mining
industry Of the state. Oregon, like
the other western states. has been
forced to reduce its output Of gold
by the present high cost OF supplies,
the scarcity Of skilled labor, high
freights. lack Of investors in gold
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tendency to curtai1 operations.
The statistics for last year showed
a material reduction in the output
of the metal mines in oregon. as com
pared with that of the year before,
1916. The quantity of ore taken from
the deep mines was materially re-
duced. and the production OF gold de-
creased more than Is per cent. The
production of silver also decreased,
and more than 30 per cent less cop
are now only between seventy and
eighty producing mines In oregon,
most Of them placer mines. The aver
age value of the ore mined In oregon
and the quantity Of ore treated are less
than in former years.
state are producing less gold, and In
the most productive field. where two
dredges were in operation. one has
worked out its ground. Very few
new gold mines have been opened re-
Gently in the states.
In the southwestern counties of
Oregon, which form a continuation of
ethe California gold belt, q reduced
output from both placers and deep
mines is apparent, and some of the
mines have been closed.
The outstanding feature of metal
mining In Oregon, the specialists say,
is the reduction in the number of pro-
ductive mines, which was 20 per cent
less in 1917 than in 1916.