The Falsification of Honey.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1819, 12 April 1886, Page 3

The Falsification of Honey.

An ingenious process is res >rled to in Canada and America for the extraction ol (lie honev from the comb bv means of a cen tniugal machine, whereby tire comb itself remained uninjured —was in fact left in a state Id be returned to the hues for the bees to refill with Jioney It would not appear tiiat much of this comb is put to another and far less commendable purpose ; it is used to [lass off a falsified article under the name of honey. The comb is refilled with a better kind of treacle, sold as “golden syrup,” the sides of the skeleton frame enclosing the c mb are covered in the usual way with glass, and to the eye of the purchaser, cannot be distinguished from the genuine article. Of course it is offered to the unwary customer at'a reduced price ; but lor all that the rehistication, of falsification, is, to say the least, a very improper one, although itmayjnot in this instance be injuri ous to health. The fa.sifiication and adulteration of honey is carried on in an unusually barefaced manner. Large quantities of what is sold as honey is neither more or less than clarified treacle and simply syrup, worth about 2d per lb. Glass jars are exposed for sale labelled : “ New honey,'’ the only portion of which taken from the bee-hive is the piece of honeycomb occupying the centre, and from which the honey has been previously extracted by the process referred to above.