Saturday, November 19, 2011
Honey
Is it weird that I prefer when my honey crystallizes? It's currently in a quart glass jar, as it had started both crystallizing and eating through the carton it came in a while back. But in a non-disintegrating container, I prefer it crystallized as it makes it that much easier to scoop a spoonful out for tea without getting honey absolutely everywhere.
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I do too - and I'm convinced that it tastes better even. However, crystallized honey is not very good to spread on bread, which is how my kids have it.
ReplyDeleteI just hate how honey gets EVERYWHERE whenever you try to use it. So even though my first thought is always "oh no the honey crystallized!" I usually wind up happier about it. :-P
ReplyDeleteAt Christmas Eve dinner we have unleavened bread with honey with is super delicious, so I understand where your kids are coming from!
It's a temperature thing, that crystallizing or not. If honey gets below about 60*F that's what it does, and kind of not terribly uniformly if you have a lot of it. Eventually the whole jar will crystallize. Not a big deal.
ReplyDeleteYou can re-spread it by putting a small jar of it in a bowl of warm (not too hot to touch) water. It will go back to being solid though.
And if your turban is any indication Dea, then goodness it's probably crystal-forming chilly! (You're in good company, I'm sitting here in a wool hat.)
It's just weird, because it's in a cupboard right next to the stove, so if any of them would be warm, it'd be that one... oh well.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, 'tis chilly in my house, especially when I sit at the comp for hours like a lazy bum. :-P