A friend of mine recently was paid to clean out an old shed that hadnt been opened since the seventies. She found a bunch of gallon size glass wine jugs. Some still with the wine in it. (havent been brave enough to taste it yet. sort of smells like moonshine). But there was some honey gathering equipment, and a couple of the jugs have honey in them. The jugs had corks on(in?) them, keeping them closed/sealed. We opened long enough to see if we could figure out what was in the jars, and it sort of smelled like molasses to me. Someone suggested that it might have turned into mead... My question, would this honey be useable? edible? I am actually afraid to taste, but was thinking that using it for wound healing and maybe facials would work??? Any ideas on how I could tell if this stuff is worth salvaging, or should I just throw it away? Oh, by the way, yes she gave me all the jugs which I was thrilled with. Still trying to find someone brave enough to taste the wine.

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I'm not sure I'd take a chance with that honey after you mentioned it kinda smelled like molasses.

I have this saved in my favs as I didn't get chance to finish reading it one night~

http://www.health-benefits-of-honey....helf-life.html


This from the National Honey Board on shelf life & stability.
http://www.bjcp.org/mead/shelf.pdf

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Do not dump it. Whatever is in there is characteristic of the environment 40 yrs ago. Some environment research dept at a college would love something like that.

Hi Saved!

Honey is the only food that never spoils.

Cookie, What up?

Cookie, that was a great article.... will look forward to reading the rest of the site, when I plug my computer back up. So, Im thinking I am going to pour it into another jar, so that I can see the color and see if anything thing else is in the jar. the jug is a green colored jug, so I have a hard time telling too much about it... Will look forward to experimenting with it. Thanks for the info.

Saved, are you serious? A college would really be interested in this stuff? I guess it could be worth a call to one of the colleges in the area. I never know who to talk to when it comes to finding old things like this. I have some pencil drawings from a famous louisiana artist, but we dont know how to tell if they are prints or if they are the real thing... From what I was told about them and from the family who gave them to me, its a good possibility that they could be actual drawings from the man. The family member who originally had these pictures ran in the same type circles as this artist did.... so Im trying to figure out who to talk to about them...

Again, thanks everyone for the info, I do greatly appreciate it. Was thinking about using it on a sore I have on my leg, and wondering if I used it with vitamin C in a facial mask if it could help tone a bit of sagging skin. we will see what happens.. thaks again

(pssst, unplugged my computer, and I lost 4.3 pounds in a week...isnt that amazing!)

Find a college or big university with an enviromental science dept. There was a case 10 yrs ago where someone had a frozen caught lake erie fish from 30 yrs ago and it was in high demand for scientests to see what the hell was in the lake at that time compared to now.

I think this honey is probably good.
as with all honey dont give it to children under one year old.

Because honey is mostly sugar bacteria has a very hard time growing in it.
If you remain leary you can always cook with it. Baking it should remove any problem but you know, I dont think there will be a problem. They have found honey in the Egyptian tombs, and although crystaled and rather hard, it was still good.

Now that wine might be really interesting... I once has a glass of 100 year old red wine from France.... WOW, is all I can say.

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It's fun to experiment Keep us updated on what you do with it..

I'm still reading in there when i get the chance.

The article on Honeybees, Bees and Neonictinoids mentions how 1/3 of the honey consumed in the US is imported from China, which uses banned carcinogens.
http://www.health-benefits-of-honey....ictinoids.html
Even though this may have changed since the article was written, I don't get how imports from some countries aren't held to the same scrutiny as others.

Find a greek store and get the Atiki brand of honey. Best on the planet, but pricey. Also, has anyone heard why the bees are dying out?

Honey is definitely an item to stock for a survival/emergency situation, for its value and long shelf life. Here's about bees dying out...http://www.natmedtalk.com/showthread...highlight=bees

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Can you say Monsanto?
But don’t worry they just bought out one of the largest independent bee research organization and I’m sure that they will now be able to prove that it has nothing to do with “their” products.

Cellphone radiation may play a part in dwindling bee populations as well as GMO crops, however, the biggest threat to the bees is a pesticide made by Bayer called clothianidin.

For those who don't know, Bayer is just as evil as Monsanto.

Sounds yummy!
The reason I started using honey was to experiment with the idea that if you used honey from local beekeepers, your symptoms from spring/late summer plant allergies would diminish. Worked for me
For the past 20 years or so, I've bought from a NW Jersey beekeeper & an Eastern PA beekeeper. It took a little while to become accustomed to the taste as the only honey I'd ever had was Golden Blossom from the grocery store