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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] grape jam success/creamed honey

Rhododendron honey is also poisonous.
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> Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:42:03 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] grape jam success/creamed honey

> If you add activated charcoal to off-flavored honey and stir it and
> filter the charcoal out it will make it more palatable. The charcoal has
> the ability to adsorb some of the noxious flavors.  Expensive but works.
>
> Some plain charcoals contain poisons.  The kind of charcoal used in
> protective mask works great if you can obtain it. It works for "shrub"
> honey but I would be reluctant to trust it for "poisonous honey"
> produced by nectar of Jasmine or Buckeye blossoms.
> Doc Lisenby
> Zone 7/8
>
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