What happened to my honey??!
What happened to my honey??
How do you store your honey?? I have always kept mine in the cupboard--after it's open--but my last container seemed to "gel" up after only about two months. It still had a lot of shelf-life left......I threw it away because it didn't look healthy. What happened. It was clover honey does that make a difference?
Additional Details1 month ago
so is it safe to keep it on the cupboard shelf or does it need to go in the fridge? The container doesn't come in contact with food only a clean spoon so no bacteria right?
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1 month ago
so is it safe to keep it on the cupboard shelf or does it need to go in the fridge? The container doesn't come in contact with food only a clean spoon so no bacteria right?
Okay, honey can solidify, or crystallize after a certain period of time. My mother taught me how to liquify it by putting the honey jar/container in a small pot of water that is warm, but do not let it boil. If you refrigerate your honey it crystallizes even faster. I have always kept my honey in the cupboard and my Mom does that too. The only time I have ever seen it kept in the fridge is to ward off the ants.
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We never had sugar in the house, always honey. Grew up in a sugar-free household.
The cover wasn't all the way sealed and air got in, causing it to gel up or harden
put them in small resealable containers and freeze them. you just use 1 when you need it. it won't really harden up, but freezing can prolong its shelf life.
was it cold during the time it turned into a gel?
Honey can crystalize, basically becomes a sugar.
Heat it in the microwave a few second and it returns to honey. Honey does not spoil.
--Peace--
My in laws have a bee hive that they get honey from and they have jars that have been in storage for over a year.
they found edible honey in jars in the pyramids. it is one of the earth's oldest and purest foods. the "gel" thing is odd, sounds like a major impurity got into the jar. usually honey will crystalize during storage. just warming the jar in hot water will take care of this. you can warm it in the micro, but go slow and make sure the lid is off.
It is safe to eat. We keep our honey on the counter top. It will crystallize after time and thicken. Use the double broiler method to return it to liquid form. A pan with water, and another pan with the jar of honey in it inside that pan. Do not use the microwave. The microwave is tantamount to irradiating your food, which robs food of it's nutrients.