'They' say a good test to know whether your honey has been 'sugared' or not is whether any of it crystallizes in the bottom of the jar over time. We have a local beekeeper whom I get honey from, 3 - 4 jars at a time. The jar of honey we are using now has been opened for at least 3 - 4 months and I bought it last summer. We don't refrigerate it.. just leave it on the shelf in the pantry or on the kitchen table. So far, not a speck of crystalized sugar in the bottom.
I used to buy my honey from Vermont Country Store and it was wonderful quality. They quit carrying locally gathered honey for some reason and I had to look around for another source. It was my good fortune to locate a beekeeper locally. Lola H. On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Marshall <mdud...@king-cart.com> wrote: > ** > The large companies heat their honey, more to thin it for filtering than > for bottling. If you exceed about 120F it kills the enzymes. Small local > beekeepers generally will never heat their honey, nor filter it. They > will simply strain it through some cheesecloth, or an unused paint strainer. > > Marshall > > On 8/16/2013 2:39 PM, finplan65 wrote: > > Does the term unheated mean raw? Also I was told all honey actually is > heated by necessity to enable it to be poured in to the container. > Otherwise it is too viscous...true? Thank you > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Cyndi <cyndi...@gmail.com> <cyndi...@gmail.com> > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:22 PM > *Subject:* Re: CS> > > On 8/14/2013 10:12 PM, finplan65 wrote: > > Any brand names of the few percent that are authentic? > > > What matters is that it is honey local to you because then it's made from > pollen in your area. A national brand will never meet that criteria. You > also want it raw, not processed. Not only is it helpful for arthritis but > allergies and many other conditions, especially when mixed with organic > apple cider vinegar. Together it's called honeger . I get my honey from > local feed stores. > > Cyndi > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3211/6083 - Release Date: 08/16/13 > > >
