. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. cyj^'. tt Journal, DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. VOL. XX. CHICAGO, ILL., OCTOBER 15, 1884. Xo. 42. Publisbed every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editop and Pbopkiktor. Only Used for Adulterating. Mr. E. C. Jordan, of Virginia, lias sent us the following article from the Virginia Standard, and desires it an- swered in the Bee Journal : The fact that the Arm of Candiani & Giannini were preparing to engage in the manufacture of syrup, or glu- cose from potatoes, has "caused con- siderable inquiry into the uses of the arti
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. cyj^'. tt Journal, DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE PRODUCERS OF HONEY. VOL. XX. CHICAGO, ILL., OCTOBER 15, 1884. Xo. 42. Publisbed every Wednesday, by THOMAS G. NEWMAN, Editop and Pbopkiktor. Only Used for Adulterating. Mr. E. C. Jordan, of Virginia, lias sent us the following article from the Virginia Standard, and desires it an- swered in the Bee Journal : The fact that the Arm of Candiani & Giannini were preparing to engage in the manufacture of syrup, or glu- cose from potatoes, has "caused con- siderable inquiry into the uses of the article. The manufacture of it has not been attempted in this State be- fore, so far as we can learn, but it is made extensively in the Western States, from corn, etc. It is used mostly as an adulterant in the manufacture of table syrups and in adulterating the dark, moist sugars used largely by the poor. Its next largest use is in the manufacture of candies. All soft candies, waxes, taffies, carmels, etc., are made of glu- cose. Children are, therefore, large consumers of this substance. The honey bees are also fond of it. and will carry it away by the ton if it is placed within their reach. The honey from it is no better than the pure GLUccsE, as it is stowed away in the cell without change. Human ingenuity, It is stated, has reached the point of making the honey and storing it in the comb without the intervention of the bee. By appropriate machinery a nice look- ing comb is made out of paraffine, and after the cells are filled with glucose syrup, this fictitious "honey" is warranted true white clover honey. The Standard is honest enough to admit that the only use to which glu- cose is put is to adulterate syrup, sugar and the like, but condones the offense because forsooth the sugars are " used laigely by the ; Any article which has no legitimate use is a fraud, and its manufacture should be stopped. All honest men should frown upon its very existence. O
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