BE MY HONEY!

ALFALFA HONEY is gathered from alfalfa flowers which grow in Wyoming and Montana. Big sky country. Hoohah! This is a “delicate honey especially good for table use.”

BUCKWHEAT HONEY is a very strong, very dark and bold honey. It is made from the honey collected from kasha plants. According to the company, it is a “must for honey cake.” They also say “gourmets love it.” Well, gotta tell ya- we served it one Rosh Hashanah and not one person- not one- liked it. Way too strong. Way too heavy tasting. Nothing subtle about it. Gourmets may like it, but the zhlubs at our table hated it!

ORANGE BLOSSOM HONEY You know what it is. You know what it tastes like. Good for food glazes, in tea, salad dressing or on fruit. Totally pedestrian.

TUPELO HONEY We thought it was Texas honey, but we were wrong. It is actually from the white Tupelo trees that grow along the rivers of the Florida panhandle. We have never tried it. For that matter, we have never seen it on the grocer’s shelf. No recommendation from us on this one.

WILDFLOWER HONEY is made from your local, neighborhood meadow. Good for baking. Good for tea. Good for mixing with peanut butter and spreading on white bread. Or, as the company says: ” A great tasting, all purpose honey.” We agree.

CLOVER HONEY is made from clover flowers. Duh. This is a light, delicate honey, good in yogurt, on ice cream and on cereals.

Finally, our two faves of the line:

BLUEBERRY HONEY is taken from the tiny white flowers of the blueberry bush. This is a great honey. Very versatile. Not too strong. Not too modest. Just a really good honey.

EUCALYPTUS HONEY is our all time favorite. It is the very best honey in our not so humble opinion (along with Hawaian white). It is made from the nectar of Eucalyptus trees growing in Australia. It has a distinct taste all of its own. We find that it also has a soupcon, a teenie tiny taste if you will, of mintiness in it, too. We really like this one. In fact, the usual gang of suspects that sit around our Rosh Hashanah table have never once complained that we serve it over and over again. Even though we try to use a new honey each year, we still put Eucalyptus honey on the table, too. MMMMMMMMMMM!