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To Obtain Honey From the Combs

This recipe describes how to extract honey from honeycomb using simple tools.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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To Obtain Honey From the Combs

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the comb

  1. Bring the honey combs into a warm room.

  2. Loosen the combs with a thin long knife, cutting off empty parts.

  3. Select pure combs and cut them lengthwise into slices.

Drain the honey

  1. Place the slices on a sieve over a crock or jar to drain.

  2. Turn the slices every two to three hours for the purest honey.

  3. Fill the jars to the brim.

  4. Remove any scum before sealing.

  5. Store honey in a dry place.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Honey combs
Hold the honey that drains out as the wax is sliced and turned.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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