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Default Honey score in the cupboard

On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 07:28:30 -0600, heyjoe >
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>On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 19:38:30 -0600
>in Message-ID: >
>Terry Coombs > wrote :
>
>> We still have 9 quarts of raw unfiltered wildflower honey down in the
>> cellar . Not even labeled since I didn't intend on selling it .

>
>Bought some honey at our farmer's market just before Halloween. Looked
>at the still sealed, unopened jar yesterday and it's starting to go to
>sugar already. Isn't that a bit soon? Don't know how long it sat on
>the shelf at the farmer's market, but would've guessed it was fresh some
>time this year, or is that totally off base since it's going to sugar
>already? I know about heating the honey in hot water, but that's a
>temporary solution, in my experience.
>
>In your experience, how long does it normally take for honey to start
>going to sugar? Does filtered vs. unfiltered make a difference?
>
>What are your thoughts and experience with your honey turning to sugar?


Honey does not turn to sugar, honey crystalizes but it's still
honey... with gentle heating it'll become liquified.