Mark Thorson wrote:

> Karen wrote:
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2:36 am, Miche > wrote:
>> > It's right there above what I posted -- "Raw honey has bacteria
>> > (botulism) that a baby can't deal with."
>> >
>> > So does "not raw" honey.
>>
>> Isn't all honey "raw"?
>
> No, most honey is heated to make it pass through
> filters more easily and dissolve seed crystals
> to slow down crystallization.

"RAW: This is unheated honey that has been removed from the comb. It may
contain bits of wax, insect parts and other small detritus."

For a while when I was a yoot, my mom had me eating honey comb (yes, full
of honey <g>) as a deterrrent to hay fever or something. As I recall, the
wax would become flaky and kind of unpleasant, but if I chewed gum along
with the honey comb, it collected on and in the gum, and made a less
unpleasant ball.

On honey grading (something I never thought to ask about until I started
reading this thread, and the source of the above quote):

http://waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/iid2.html


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