HONEY.
Reading edition
Artificial No. 1.
White Sugar 10 lbs.
Water ½ gals.
Pure Honey 1½ lbs.
Ess. Peppermint 10 drops.
Cream Tartar 40 grains
Dissolve the sugar in the water over a slow fire. Skim as needed; bring it almost to the boiling point; stir it occasionally. Remove it from the fire; add 1 pound of the honey, and the cream tartar dissolved in a little warm water; stir, and when at blood heat add balance of the honey. When nearly cold add the peppermint. The quantity of this can be varied to suit the taste. A slippery elm decoction added only in cold weather improves the deception. If better article is wanted, add more honey and less water.
Artificial Honey No. 2.
Soft Water 1 gal.
Alum 1 oz.
White Sugar 32 lbs.
Artificial Honey Flavor 1 oz.
Boil the alum and water together; set off and dissolve the sugar in it; then boil again for two or three minutes only. Strain it, and when it has become lukewarm, add the flavor. Stir well.