Priscilla Ballou > wrote in
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> IIRC, I once investigated recipes, and the stuff it's soaked in
> isn't honey. It's a sugar syrup.
>
> Priscilla


I looked at several recipes before I posted. Most had honey *and*
sugar.

From the Global Gourmet:

1 lb. sweet butter
1 lb. filo pastry
1-2 lbs. blanched almonds, chopped
1 lb. shelled walnuts
2/3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
3 dozen whole cloves

Ingredients for the Syrup
2 cups honey
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


and another recipe:
1 (16 ounce) package phyllo dough
1 pound chopped nuts
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey


Here's one without honey

1 lb. Phyllo dough.
4 to 5 cups walnuts, chopped coarsely.
½ cup sugar.
¼ tsp. ground cloves.
1 tsp. cinnamon.
¾ lb. sweet butter.
The Syrup:
2 ½ cups of water.
3 cups sugar.
3 tsp. lemon juice.
1 tsp. vanilla


My blood sugar's going up just *reading* the ingredients!

Sherry