Judging honey color

摘要

I don't believe it! You've got to be joking! That can't be right! I checked it myself! I have grading glasses! Surely the steward must have put them in the wrong class! If that's the case the judge is as blind as a bat - how many of us have heard this? And as exhibitors mentioned this word of discontent when one's honey is disqualified for being in the wrong class because of its color. For the exhibitor it really hits low doesn't it? After all that hard work prior to the honey show too. The endless hours of preparation; straining, heating; tasting; blending; jar washing and polishing, only to be turned down for being in "the wrong class"? Those unsavoury words seem to have a repeated echo in the subconscious. It's like the best horse in the Derby being turned down for a false start. It even feels as though the judge has "stolen the light from your eyes" after he tells you the awful news. Most of us take a sigh; pull in a breath and subliminally say "Oh God". "That's Honey shows for you."