About Honey:
Honey is an organic, natural sugar alternative with no additives that is easy on the stomach, adapts to all cooking processes, and has an indefinite shelf-life. It is made by bees.
Botanical name:
Honey
Common and Other Names:
bee nectar, honeycomb, honig, miel, miele, hunig
Honey Availability:
Honey is readily available in jars, cans, and plastic containers at local grocery stores. Some specialty markets and roadside stands will sell fresh honey direct from local beekeepers.
Honey Selection:
Select honey based on your own personal tastes or the recommendation of your specific recipe. The flavor of the honey is directly influenced by the type of nectar gathered by the bees from various floral sources. Flavors can range from mild to aromatic, spicy, fragrant or medicinal. (Click for popular honey flavors.)
Honey Varieties and Forms:
The various forms of honey include liquid, comb, cut-comb, solid (granulated or crystallized), and chunk.
Honey Storage:
Honey has an indefinite shelf-life due to its high concentration of sugar. Keep it in a cool location away from direct sunlight in a tightly covered container. Honey may be frozen, although there's really no need.
Miscellaneous Honey Information:
Honey is not recommended for babies under one year of age. Although honey is a natural, healthy food that normally cannot support bacterial life, it's important to note that it can carry C. botulinum spores which may be harmful to the undeveloped immune systems of infants. (Click for more details.)
