i'm thinking of using small jars of unheated/unfiltered honey as
wedding favors. the wedding is in the north carolina mountains, and the
honey was created there, so it's a way to let the guests take a part of
the setting home with them.

here's my question - 4 or 8 ounce bottles of the honey is do-able, but
pricey. it would be cheaper to just buy a larger size and then put it
into small bottles myself.

i have never canned or preserved anything before, and i've never worked
with honey. do i need to do anything to the honey after i open the
large container and pour it into the smaller? can i just finger tighten
the lids and be done with it, or do i need to do some other steps to
ensure that it is sealed and not - um - gaining bacteria or something.
i know that you don't refrigerate honey, so i'm guessing that it won't
spoil as such.

please forgive me for my ignorance, i really am new to this whole
venture. any help would be appreciated.

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"jess" wrote:

i'm thinking of using small jars of unheated/unfiltered honey as
wedding favors. the wedding is in the north carolina mountains, and the
honey was created there, so it's a way to let the guests take a part of
the setting home with them.

here's my question - 4 or 8 ounce bottles of the honey is do-able, but
pricey. it would be cheaper to just buy a larger size and then put it
into small bottles myself.

i have never canned or preserved anything before, and i've never worked
with honey. do i need to do anything to the honey after i open the
large container and pour it into the smaller?

I'm pretty sure that's it.

can i just finger tighten the lids and be done with it, or do i need
to do some other steps to ensure that it is sealed and not - um -
gaining bacteria or something. i know that you don't refrigerate
honey, so i'm guessing that it won't spoil as such.

Honey has been found in the tombs in the pyramids of Egypt. And AFAIK,
it doesn't spoil.

please forgive me for my ignorance, i really am new to this whole
venture. any help would be appreciated.

Go for it! And best wishes in your married life.
--
-Barb, http://www.jamlady.eboard.com Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article om,
"jess" wrote:

i'm thinking of using small jars of unheated/unfiltered honey as
wedding favors. the wedding is in the north carolina mountains, and the
honey was created there, so it's a way to let the guests take a part of
the setting home with them.

here's my question - 4 or 8 ounce bottles of the honey is do-able, but
pricey. it would be cheaper to just buy a larger size and then put it
into small bottles myself.

i have never canned or preserved anything before, and i've never worked
with honey. do i need to do anything to the honey after i open the
large container and pour it into the smaller?

I'm pretty sure that's it.

can i just finger tighten the lids and be done with it, or do i need
to do some other steps to ensure that it is sealed and not - um -
gaining bacteria or something. i know that you don't refrigerate
honey, so i'm guessing that it won't spoil as such.

Honey has been found in the tombs in the pyramids of Egypt. And AFAIK,
it doesn't spoil.

please forgive me for my ignorance, i really am new to this whole
venture. any help would be appreciated.

Go for it! And best wishes in your married life.
--
-Barb, http://www.jamlady.eboard.com Arizona vacation pics added 3-24-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

"jess" wrote:

i'm thinking of using small jars of unheated/unfiltered honey as
wedding favors. the wedding is in the north carolina mountains, and the
honey was created there, so it's a way to let the guests take a part of
the setting home with them.

here's my question - 4 or 8 ounce bottles of the honey is do-able, but
pricey. it would be cheaper to just buy a larger size and then put it
into small bottles myself.

i have never canned or preserved anything before, and i've never worked
with honey. do i need to do anything to the honey after i open the
large container and pour it into the smaller? can i just finger tighten
the lids and be done with it, or do i need to do some other steps to
ensure that it is sealed and not - um - gaining bacteria or something.
i know that you don't refrigerate honey, so i'm guessing that it won't
spoil as such.

please forgive me for my ignorance, i really am new to this whole
venture. any help would be appreciated.


You do not need to do anything to preserve the honey. Just make sure
that your jars and lids are absolutely dry. I used to take a 25 pound
jar of honey and put it into quart jars. As long as you do not
introduce any water, it will be fine. What kind of honey and what
part of NC?


--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"jess" wrote:

i'm thinking of using small jars of unheated/unfiltered honey as
wedding favors. the wedding is in the north carolina mountains, and the
honey was created there, so it's a way to let the guests take a part of
the setting home with them.

here's my question - 4 or 8 ounce bottles of the honey is do-able, but
pricey. it would be cheaper to just buy a larger size and then put it
into small bottles myself.

i have never canned or preserved anything before, and i've never worked
with honey. do i need to do anything to the honey after i open the
large container and pour it into the smaller? can i just finger tighten
the lids and be done with it, or do i need to do some other steps to
ensure that it is sealed and not - um - gaining bacteria or something.
i know that you don't refrigerate honey, so i'm guessing that it won't
spoil as such.

please forgive me for my ignorance, i really am new to this whole
venture. any help would be appreciated.


You do not need to do anything to preserve the honey. Just make sure
that your jars and lids are absolutely dry. I used to take a 25 pound
jar of honey and put it into quart jars. As long as you do not
introduce any water, it will be fine. What kind of honey and what
part of NC?


--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

well - I was considering Sourwood, but the place that I think I'll be
ordering from said that the rains this season have ruined that crop. So
either Wildflower, Tulip Poplar, or Locust.

The beekeeper who harvests (creates?) the honey is in Forest City, NC.