Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 I've seen a few references to dried or dehydrated honey. Does anyone know what it is like and how it is used? IS the dehydrated honey like a sugar or what? On 1/1/06, JK DeLapp <jkdelapp@...> wrote: > > More on the consitency of honey: > > Many factors can influence the consitency of honey. > > -It can be stirred to make it creamy (as is often the > case with many European honeys) > > -The lower the water content, the quicker it will > crystallize > > -ALL honeys crystallize given time. Some in a few > days, some in a few years > > -Honey is the ONLY known food that never goes bad. > Never. 3,000 year old beeswax candles found in > Egyptian tombs still burn the same as new. Beeswax > writing tablets found in the same tombs remain pliable > and usable. > > -If you freeze or cool honey, this can cause it to > crystallize, and stay crystalline, even if warmed to > room temperature. > > -Honey from northern climates is more likely to have a > lower water content, and therefore crystallize > quicker, than honey from southern climates. > > -Pollen quantity, quality, and variety can affect > crystalline timing. > > In short, you cannot determine if a honey is raw by > its " table state " alone. Just because it is liquid or > crystalline is not enough. Ask the producer what > means they use on the honey to collect and bottle it. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 > > I've seen a few references to dried or dehydrated honey. Does anyone know > what it is like and how it is used? IS the dehydrated honey like a sugar or > what? Mark, Since I went to the " don't heat honey " school, I think it's a bad idea. I also spent a few semesters at the " natural is good/processed-in-such-a-way-that-i-don't-approve-of, bad-and-no-i-don't-think-i'm-a-hypocrite-either " Academy for Wayward Girls so I would be wary unless it was some intriguing product that satisfied my need to know the honey wasn't heated over, say, 100 degees. There is also this: http://www.nhb.org/download/factsht/dryhoney.pdf which says other ingredients are sure to be added to the dried honey to improve the texture of the resulting product. anyway, teresa b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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