Golden Honey Jars on a Sunny Counter in Sweetwater

was using a stiff bristle brush to scrub the sticky film off the steel paddles of the mixing vat.

“Arthur must have used sixty gallons of hot water to melt that commercial syrup,” David said, his voice echoing inside the empty metal drum.

“He used the old boiling tank,” I said. “That’s why the brass thermometer was gone. He didn’t want the temperature continue reading …