Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Tonights class - herbal honey

I'm teaching a class tonight on how to make herbal honey. I use clover honey to which I add the herb of choice, for a cup of honey I use 1 -2 tablespoons herb. So far I have only experimented with using one herb at a time, but plan on experimenting with blends. For delicate tastes to spread on a biscuit or muffin or to swirl into a cup of tea, organic lavender honey is fantastic. So is citrus peel honey and cinnamon honey. For more robust flavors suitable for smearing on grilled chicken, I like to use garlic honey or for a bit of zip, cayenne honey. Once I combine the herbs and honey, it goes into the refrigerator. After about a week the flavor of the herb has permeated the honey.

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