Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1915 — HONEY IS LOOKED UPON AS A LUXURY [ARTICLE]

HONEY IS LOOKED UPON AS A LUXURY

Every Farm should Have Complement of From One to Half Dozen Hives of Bees. Honey is looked upon too often as a luxury. It is true that honey, especially comb honey, is a delicacy in that it takes the place of jam and jelly. In Europe, however, honey is a household article and is used to a considerable extent to replace sugar in cookery. The claim is made that it is a comparatively simple matter to substitute honey for sugar or molasses in many recipes and that the resulting flavor is often novel and pleasing. Icing made with honey Instead of sugar will keep soft and fresh for months, and cakes, especially those in which butter is not used, have been kept fresh for several months. The United States department of agriculture has made a rather extensive investigation concerning the use of honey, and has just published Farmers’ Bulletin 653, Honey and Its Uses in the Home, which may be secured for the asking. This bulletin not only contains much general information concerning honey, Its forms, method of making and keeping, but also contains many recipes in which it constitutes an important ingredient. Comb honey is practically certain to "be pure because the processes by which it is adulterated cost more than they will save. Formerly there was a very prevalent idea that extracted honey, that is, honey removed from tha comb, was often adulterated. However, recent legislation regarding adulterating food materials has been such that very little, if any, adulterated honey finds its way to market. It is not necessary, however, for farmers to depend on buying honey, because every farm should have its complement of from one to a halfdozen hives of bees.