I have never thought about finding a honey comb in our local woods. Well now I am thinking and looking.
Found Honey Comb
Jay was at the local neighborhood “club house” and saw a honey comb sitting on the counter. One of the guys had found it out in the woods and brought it in.Just another show and tell at the end of the day where a few beers are enjoyed and stories of the day’s goings on echo around the room. But, nobody was getting too excited about the bee’s work.
Jay can’t think of anything going to waste, and more importantly, he is always looking for a “find” to gift his bride-me!
The honey comb came home and placed in a plastic freezer bag, small hole cut in the corner and the project was hung by the wood stove with great hope of something sticky and sweet. I was feeling a bit like Winnie the Pooh!!
Thoughts of Winnie the Pooh in my head
We are now enjoying the sweetest of treats and dreaming of more edible finds in the woods.A great website for honey: www.honey.com
Honey-Lemon Jelly
Makes 2 pints
- 5 to 6 lemons
- 2-1/2 cups honey
- 1 package (3 oz.) liquid pectin
Grate rind from lemons to measure 4 teaspoons; set aside. Squeeze juice from lemons to measure 3/4 cup pour lemon juice through fine strainer, discarding seeds and pulp. Combine rind, juice and honey in 6-quart saucepan, stirring well. Bring mixture to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in pectin. Return mixture to a rolling boil, and boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat; skim off foam with metal spoon, if necessary. Pour jelly quickly into 2 hot, sterilized pint jars, filling to 1/4 inch from tops; wipe jar rims. Cover immediately with metal lids and screw on bands. Process
jars in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Cool jars on wire rack.©1997 Southern Living, Inc. Reprinted with permission.
Tip: A 12 ounce jar of honey equals 1 standard measuring cup.
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i never thought about looking for honey combs either. now i will! thanks, sandi.
Actually this was Teri’s post. I was treated to a taste of the honey on a warm bun and it was oh so yummy!
I enjoyed reading the latest new from your Island, especially that about the
Fairy Houses, we are going to make one for our grand daughters, Lotti and
Betty. Let’s us hope that the birds take a fancy and nest in it….
Love to my Lovely Cousin, Susan Malins who lives with you there…
Best Wishes from England,
Jane.