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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri May 13, 05 11:45 am Post subject: Honey and jam
Just a query, could you use honey to make jams?

Blue Peter

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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Location: Milton Keynes

Posted: Fri May 13, 05 12:02 pm Post subject:
I believe so, though the set tends not to be as good. Honey is approximately 75% sugar 25% water, so you need more honey than sugar, but you're adding in some water at the same time. Peter.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Fri May 13, 05 12:18 pm Post subject:

There's a recipe on here for lemon curd made with mostly but not entirely honey. I've eaten jam made with honey...and also I think jam made with milk! (which now I think of it must have been like dulche de leche).

Would be quite a different taste, but surely the keeping qualities would be good with honey?

I wonder if you could flavour honey with herbs/flowers (I know you get honey primarily from herbs/flowers but wonder if you could make a stronger flavour?)

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Fri May 13, 05 12:20 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

I wonder if you could flavour honey with herbs/flowers (I know you get honey primarily from herbs/flowers but wonder if you could make a stronger flavour?)

There's a rose petal conserve called gulkand which is available in soime asian grocers, if you like rosewater then this is for you. Good idea though Bugs.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Fri May 13, 05 1:07 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

I wonder if you could flavour honey with herbs/flowers (I know you get honey primarily from herbs/flowers but wonder if you could make a stronger flavour?)

You can (not sure how you'd do it tho - My mother brought me back a selection of flavoured honeys from Greece when she went on a cruise round the med

The Pistachio one was divine although looked a hideous green colour - there was also an almond one which was lovely as well

Joanne

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Posted: Fri May 13, 05 3:15 pm Post subject:
If you can get the bees near to an extensive crop of 'something' they will usually concentrate on it. Ours made a lovely stripe of 'treacle toffee' honey a couple of years back when something interesting was in bloom. Sadly we never worked out what. The lavender 'stripe' in the combs is often identifiable by taste though!

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