Besides local honey just tasting so much better, many times honey that you buy commercially is imported from China, via other countries, so the origin is "unknown" but they cut it with corn syrup, sugar, what have you, in China, and no one knows. So in addition to not getting the allergy-fighting benefits of local honey, you're not even getting real honey!jomoncon said:
We have this discussion every now and then at our beekeeping meetings. Someone gave a report on this topic last winter and if my memory is correct they said that commercial honey jars can have a "pure honey" label even if it's only 50% honey and the rest non-honey fillers. Seems strange in today's world of food product label laws.so lucky said:
I was reading this post to my DH and he asked an interesting question: How long will raw honey last in a jar, stored in a cool, dark location? Is there any special way I should store it? I've bought the honey in glass quart jars and recently in sealed gallon plastic jugs, like a milk jug. I transferred it from the gallon jug to glass quart jars, keeping 1 in the kitchen for use, and the others in my pantry.Smiles said:
