Bottling with Honey
Dear Aunt Daisy, Last evening my sister was reading out to me from the Listener, while I got on with my Red Cross knittingyour page about bottling fruit. You gave the old and well-proved methods very well, but we noticed you did not mention the use of honey. This may have easily been missed -by us some other time, but, just in case, I shall tell you about it. We have found many people glad to know that bottling in honey syrup is quite successful. We have plums and apples and pears on our shelves from last year, still beautiful to look upon, and lovely to eat. Christmas plums look like a fairy tale, as they keep their pretty colour for a long time, but
lose it if the fruit is not used when opened-by. next day it is brown, though still quite good and tasty, Everything élse so far has been completely successful, and improved in flavour. In fact, we would always use honey now, if possible. There should be plenty this year, if only we could get a little more sunshine. The fields are white with clover, and the bees busy. Well, the syrup is only 1 tablespoon honey to 1 pint of water, so that is not extravagant. Boil for 10 minutes, and you have it! Honey is one of the purest products. Bottle everything in the usual way, using honey syrup. It is better for us than sugar, and fruit syrup may be made with it-"Onward," Waverley.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 331, 26 October 1945, Page 23
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254Bottling with Honey New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 331, 26 October 1945, Page 23
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