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On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:46:37 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:26:24 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>> On 2016-02-26 1:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 09:22:04 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Every once in a while I see buckwheat honey for sale and make the
>> >> mistake of buying a small jar of it. I used to like it as an occasional
>> >> treat. The problem is that, as much as I enjoy it the first few times I
>> >> have it, it quickly loses it's appeal. A little bit of that stuff goes
>> >> along way.
>> >
>> > I've never seen that, never heard of it either. I'm still working on
>> > finding Greek honey, which I hear is excellent.

>>
>> It's worth a try. My father used to like it so my mother would buy it
>> occasionally for him. I had fond memories of it and occasionally would
>> buy it if I saw it for sale. It's actually pretty good, but the thing
>> is that, as much as I like it the first few times I have it, I tire of
>> it quickly. It is worth trying if you come across it. , but I would
>> recommend getting only a small jar. It is an interesting taste. It is a
>> good taste. It is also a very intense flavour.

>
>I use very little honey, so I buy the smallest container they sell -
>but we use it so little that it gets hard (is that what crystallize
>is?) before it's half way gone. Sure I can reliquify it, but it just
>doesn't taste the same to me after that.


I just found this today. I've never seen or heard of it before but
can't wait to try it. At least it won't crystallize before I'm done
with it.
Scroll down past the kimchi pot post.
http://www.kokoscornerblog.com/mycor...imchi-pot.html

koko

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