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  • From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • To: Thomas Grizzle <griz AT mindspring.com>, Orange County Bees <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Edible Honey Bees
  • Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:04:08 -0400

Hey Tom,
 
What the heck...i thought you were gonna say "chocolate covered bees"!
i love the name...just not sure on the taste. let us know how that goes....good thing you have those hens to supply the egg!
 
this will be intersting to follow....eatable bees....never head of it.
 
marty

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Thomas Grizzle <griz AT mindspring.com> wrote:

Hi everyone,

 

A question for you adventuresome eaters, has anyone ever eaten honey bees?   I know they are edible and supposedly the stinger and poison are rendered harmless by cooking.  I cannot, however, find any recipes.  I did find this bee larvae recipe…

 

Bee-LT Sandwich
Ingredients:
-Bee larvae
-1 egg white
-1 tsp butter
-1/4 tsp honey
-1 tomato
-1 leaf lettuce
-2 slices of bread
-1 tbsp mayonnaise
-1 pinch salt
Sautee the bee larvae in the butter, with a tiny bit of salt and a few drops of honey. Once larvae become golden brown and crispy-looking, remove, and mix into enough egg white to cover and bind them into a mass. Then return them to the sautee butter, pressing them together into a patty.
Toast bread, and slice tomato. Spread mayonnaise on toasted bread when ready. When bee patty becomes firm, place it atop the lettuce and tomato on the sandwich. Enjoy!

 

Tom


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