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  • The honey will be fine. It keeps for years - if it’s crystallised, that’s natural, you can make it liquid again by warming it gently in warm water.
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  • joedenise
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    The honey will be fine. It keeps for years - if it’s crystallised, that’s natural, you can make it liquid again by warming it gently in warm water.

    ...or a microwave!
  • Yep, just be careful not to boil it though!
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  • Pollycat
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    I think this is a myth.

    If it is stored in a non-sterile bottle, it can easily get contaminated. I wouldn't worry about foodstuffs that have been through a regulated manufacturing process, its pots of honey collected from back garden or "artisan" suppliers that are not without risk.
    Wouldn't it smell and/or taste and/or look 'off'?
  • Mojisola
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    I think this is a myth.

    If it is stored in a non-sterile bottle, it can easily get contaminated. I wouldn't worry about foodstuffs that have been through a regulated manufacturing process, its pots of honey collected from back garden or "artisan" suppliers that are not without risk.

    As long the honey is kept in a closed jar, it's going to okay to use.

    The honey that was found in the pyramids was still safe to eat - that was 3000+ years old and definitely hadn't been through a regulated manufacturing process.

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/
  • Slinky
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    Glad I posted here, will retrieve the honey and give it a try, the jar looked like it hadn't been opened. It comes from a small Greek island and is the nicest honey we've ever eaten, so a real shame for it to go to waste.


    As for the bread, some of it was a bit mouldy so not worth risking.
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  • Pollycat
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    Slinky wrote: »
    Glad I posted here, will retrieve the honey and give it a try, the jar looked like it hadn't been opened. It comes from a small Greek island and is the nicest honey we've ever eaten, so a real shame for it to go to waste.


    As for the bread, some of it was a bit mouldy so not worth risking.
    Some of their local honey is fab.
    Really like the honey with heather but not keen on the pine flavour, we do like to buy nice honey when we're out in the local Greek villages.
  • Slinky
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    Pollycat wrote: »
    Some of their local honey is fab.
    Really like the honey with heather but not keen on the pine flavour, we do like to buy nice honey when we're out in the local Greek villages.


    I think where ours comes from there is a lot of wild oregano. I agree with you about pine flavour. We tried some of the local honeys in northern Italy where I think a lot of it was picking up pine and didn't like any of it.


    This particular honey, when drizzled across full fat Greek yogurt, has the texture of caramel sauce; it's completely yummy.
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  • The split peas are now cooked. Half in freezer, half used in a massive sweet potato Dahl some of which is also in the freezer. 😃🍽️
  • ToastLady
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    Great stuff Grumpysally, and I bet you won't even notice any taste difference at all.
    I've taken to sprouting some of my dried pulses over the last year in a large jar, as it's hard to get beansprouts. I only buy dried pulses now, as much cheaper than tinned. Some of them like chickpeas and beans, I cook the whole bag in the pressure cooker, and freeze in ziplock bags to be used as and when required, no waste. I often blitz white beans into soup to make it creamy, eliminating the need for cream....good for if you are watching your weight or have run out of cream, and you have the added protein.
    Another thing which doesn't go out of date is spices/herbs, albeit they may lose a bit of their pungency/flavour over time. At one point my SIL left a whole load of spice jars on the counter, as they were all out of date...not knowing that I don't buy new jars, refill with spices from the market.
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