A guide to the use of honey in historical, natural scientific, culinary, and medicinal terms. The author describes the honey varieties of different flowers and countries, pure and fake honey, its extraction and treatment, liqueur production, the manufacture of balsams, elixirs, and secret remedies, the production of honey mead, honey beer, honey lemonades, honey bakeries, and the preparation of medicines, soaps, and creams, among other topics. Illustrated with 55 black and white illustrations and numerous advertising plates. Reprint of the original edition of 1890.