permaculture

[dwoodard@becon.org]

Apparently there is an enzyme in honey that very gradually converts the
sugars to a small concentration of hydrogen peroxide. The enzyme is
destroyed by pasteurization.

The high concentration of sugars in honey also draws water out of active
microorganisms, so it's hard for them to survive except as spores. By and
large they don't grow in honey.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


On Thu, 14 Apr 2005, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

> Lisa Rollens wrote:
>
> > How about just plain old honey instead of maple syrup?  And if you
> > want to get real wild and crazy, heat it and add some
> > fruit...blueberries, strawberries, etc.
>
>
> Heating honey makes it hard to digest and destroys valuable enzymes.
> Dark honey is full of antioxidants. It is sometimes used in a plaster to
> heal wounds.