Old Honey jars with misty honey left

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I've got lots of old honey jars with that not clear anymore honey left in them.   Can I still eat the (now misty honey)?   Also, bit worried about washing it down the drain because it clogg my pipes, how do I wash it out for recycling?

grumbler

You can eat it. If you want to make it clear again, just heat it a little in a microwave or in hot water.

You can wash it down in your sink if you wish - it's perfectly water-soluble.

Ebe_Scrooge

As above, no problem flushing it down the sink - though that seems a bit of a waste in my view.  And yes, gently warming it will get rid of any crystals that have formed.

Honey is something of an unusual thing, in that it never goes off.  It'll tend to crystallise over time, but it never goes off, you can eat it even if it's years old.

Grenage

They print use-by dates because they are required, but as above, it never goes off.

twopenny

Bake with it.

FreeBear

twopenny said: Bake with it.

Get a demijohn and brew some mead.

Sandtree

FreeBear said:

twopenny said: Bake with it.

Get a demijohn and brew some mead.

If they are worried that sugar crystals in honey are unsafe to drink I am not convinced they've going to go for adding a fungus to it (yeast), watching it grow and then drinking the content. 

FreeBear

Sandtree said:

FreeBear said:

twopenny said: Bake with it.

Get a demijohn and brew some mead.

If they are worried that sugar crystals in honey are unsafe to drink I am not convinced they've going to go for adding a fungus to it (yeast), watching it grow and then drinking the content. 

If the OP drinks beer or eats bread (and other similar products), they should be used to consuming yeast.

canaldumidi

Op could use it to help heal cuts and scratches. It's a natural antibiotic and anti fungal.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/alumni/Giving/Honey-and-the-antibiotic-crisis.aspx

Alanp

They have found honey in Egyptian tombs, and it was perfectly edible