Where did the idea of eating honey come from?!


Question: Where did the idea of eating honey come from!?
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Honey has been consumed since prehistoric times!. It's sweet, and sweet things used to be hard to come by until we learned to refine sugar!.

Someone probably watched a bear opening a beehive in a tree or something!. In India, specially trained tribesmen even climb dangerous rock formations to rob the black bees of their honey--and their stings are deadly!

No, the Romans weren't the first!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The oral consumption of honey by humans has been around thousands of years!. A good theory is that a homosapien had started a fire, and noticed a nearby beehive had calmed down!. While the bees were asleep, they gathered the honey and discovered that it was a good food source, spreading the news of it to their homosapien friends!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It originated from the 'Honey Monster' & the 'Sugar Puffs' Advertisement ! "Tell them about the Honey Mummy !"Www@FoodAQ@Com

A caveman stuck his hand into a hive,licked his wounds & thought yum yum!.
It has also been used to treat wounds so no doubt a caveman worked that one out as well!.
Just bought a crispy loaf will now have a honey sandwich!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Most likely from the same people who knew that cow's udders have milk, that could be made into cheese and butter!.!.!.and mixed that with eggs and ground wheat!.!.!.or flour with added sugar or salt or leaven would make either bread or cakes!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Somebody saw Smokey the Bear eating it, and thought it might be good to try!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

!.!.!.umm!.!.!. maybe some hunters watched a bunch of bears eating it and decided to give it a try!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I think it was from the Great Depression, it's the only food that doesn't spoil and they needed that bad!Www@FoodAQ@Com

The EgyptiansWww@FoodAQ@Com

The RomansWww@FoodAQ@Com

The queen!?Www@FoodAQ@Com





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