pioneergirl
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If honey has "crystalized", or gotten cold and solidified, can I warm it up and still use it?
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me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
Absolutely. I microwave mine on low power. The jar can also be set in a warm bowl or pan of water until de-crystalized. Enjoy! It's also pretty good eaten while crystalized 
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pioneergirl
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Thanx! I love honey on bread with peanut butter, makes for good breakfast
me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
Oh, yum! PB and honey are an awesome combination I love Bit O' Honey candies and just made my mom a batch of Bit O' Honey soap!
I love Bit O' Honey candies and just made my mom a batch of Bit O' Honey soap!
reinbeau
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The problem with heating honey is if you get it too hot you destroy all of the enzymes and goodness - if you care about that, do not heat it in the microwave. Set the jar in a pot of warm water, no warmer than 120F.
Is it so crystallized you can't spread it? Doesn't matter if it's being used in tea, crystallized honey will just dissolve like sugar. My husband prefers crystallized honey for spreading on toast.
Is it so crystallized you can't spread it? Doesn't matter if it's being used in tea, crystallized honey will just dissolve like sugar. My husband prefers crystallized honey for spreading on toast.
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pioneergirl
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Thanx reinbeau....I'll try it both ways
me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
Reinbeau--Is honey heated when it is extracted? I know some extractor knives are hot, but I'm thinking more of heating to thin it down and make it more pourable. Is that the normal for commercial honey? Or does it get pasteurized? I know some is sold as "raw," but is that just a marketing tool? Thanks.
reinbeau
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Commercial honey, like Sue Bee, is heated to way too high temps, and then filtered through ultrafine filters, that's why it doesn't crystallize like good, local honey. Ideally no heat is used at all, we don't here, I use a cold uncapping knife and a scratching fork to extract, but other beeks do use heated knives to uncap. If you've got crystallized commercial honey they don't worry, go ahead and heat it, the goodness is gone. If you've got good local honey please don't heat it, just enjoy it in whatever state it is in!me&thegals said:
Raw honey is unheated, some people don't even filter it at all - we do, to get out the bee's knees, etc.
Why anyone wants to eat bee parts is beyond me, but ya know, it takes all kinds! 
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pioneergirl
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This is definitely local
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Sufficient Life
Well-0 since you're eating bee spit anyway, what's a few bee's knees.
But I can tell you that sue bee honey crystialized pretty darn fast.
I wonder if there is a pasturization requirement for honey like for milk. I know I can buy raw honey in a can, but how do they can it without heating?
It's a mystery to me and goes to show how I operate on faith a good deal more than I like.
But I can tell you that sue bee honey crystialized pretty darn fast.
I wonder if there is a pasturization requirement for honey like for milk. I know I can buy raw honey in a can, but how do they can it without heating?
It's a mystery to me and goes to show how I operate on faith a good deal more than I like.
