Honey provides natural way to sweeten food and health

St. Joseph News-Press | December 1, 2004| | Copyright

Known as liquid gold to beekeepers and honey enthusiasts, honey is one of the few products that can be packed and sold straight from nature.

In addition to its place on toast and desserts, Mother Nature's own sweetener has ample health benefits.

"It is the only food stuff that doesn't spoil," says Lowell Hutchison, a local beekeeper. "It's a non-growing medium. It's basically the fact that foreign organisms don't grow in it."

Jim Fly, owner of A to Z's Fresh Air Fare health market, agrees.

"Honey is wonderful because you can leave it the shelf for basically forever," Mr. Fly says. "It will not ...

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