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GIFTS OF THE DAY: Artisan Honey, Spicy Honey

December 5, 2016 at 4:36 pm · Filed under Chanukah, Giftable, Honey-Sugar-Syrup, Kosher Nibbles, Rosh Hashanah

SAVANNAH BEE COMPANY ARTISAN HONEYS

Anything from this wonderful company makes a great gift, including the honey beauty products. Since 2002, we’ve been avid customers.

The company gathers varietal honeys:

Acacia Honey

Lavender Honey

Orange Blossom

Rosemary Honey

Sourwood Honey

Tupelo Honey

They’re sold in different sizes, with prices varying slightly by varietal. These prices are for the tupelo honey:

3 ounce jars, $15.00 for a two-jar package

12-ounce jar, $22.00, 12-ounce pump top jar, $27.00

20-ounce flute, $38.00

80 ounces (for foodservice, unless you eat a heck of a lot of honey), $150

You can’t go wrong with anything, but if you need a recommendation:

FOR ANYBODY: WHIPPED HONEY

In Original, Chocolate, Cinnamon or Lemon. The cinnamon version is nicely seasonal; the chocolate flavor is a must for chocolate lovers. There are also samplers.

This creamy honey spreads like butter. We especially like it for breakfast with toast or spooned into oatmeal or tea.

Anyone who has a jar may or may not admit to eating it by the spoonful as a snack.

A 12-ounce jar is $16.55, two 3-ounce jars are $12.00 (put one jar each into each of two stockings).

FOR THE CONNOISSEUR: TUPELO HONEY

Savannah Bee Tupelo Honey

[1] Whipped honey: spreadable in four luscious flavors. [2] Tupelo honey: 12-ounce jar, 20-ounce flute, 3-ounce jar (photos courtesy Savannah Bee).

Tupelo honey is “the gold standard by which all other honey varieties are measured,” says company founder Ted Dennard. “It’s like a thick, slow-moving river of liquid sunshine.”

For two weeks each spring, white tupelo trees in the Southeastern swamps bloom with flowers that glisten with nectar. The bees flock to the blossoms. The result: tupelo honey with its buttery undertones and mellow, clean sweetness.

Tupelo honey complements numerous foods, and it’s definitely another one of those “eat from the spoon” delights.

The entire line is certified kosher by KSA. Just try some on those latkes!

NOTE: The honeys recommended here have nothing to do with “supermarket honey,” which is gathered overseas from many sources and blended to create a profile that will appeal to the lowest common denominator (with all due respect).

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HONEY

THE HISTORY OF HONEY

Bee's Knees Honey

Bee's Knees Spicy Honey
Oh honey: The spicy honey is one of our favorite new [to us] products of the year (photos courtesy Bushwick Kitchen).

SOME LIKE IT HOT: CHILE PEPPER-INFUSED HONEY & OTHER SPECIAL FLAVORS

Sugar with spice is certainly nice. We love the palate buzz that comes with the chile-infused honey from Bushwick Kitchen.

Wildflower honey from New York State’s Hudson Valley is infused with fresh chiles in Brooklyn, delivering a New York state of mind that we love.

The artisans also produce Meyer Lemon Honey and Salted Honey, flavored maple syrups and other products that we hope to try soon. Take a look at Bushwick Kitchen.

The honey we’ve had several times (and loved so much we didn’t sufficiently pay attention to the other flavors) is the Bee’s Knees Spicy Honey. The honey is first infused, and for a finishing touch a single red chile is suspended in the bottle.

This charmer of a hot honey condiment goes well with…

Berries and other fresh fruits

Beverages, including hot and iced tea, club soda and cocktails

Cakes and other baked goods

Cheese and charcuterie plates

Chicken and other poultry

Croissants, muffins and toast

Ice cream and sorbet

Ribs

Sandwiches and crostini

A 13½-ounce squeeze bottle is $15.95 at King Arthur Flour.

But we bet your bottle won’t last the week. So…

A gift set of all three bottles is $44.99 at Bushwick Kitchen.

Honey Trivia: Honey is the oldest edible food, found in the tomb of a pharaoh. It doesn’t decay because it has virtually no moisture. That’s also why it was used to dress wounds in ancient times: No bacteria could survive to infect the injury.

MORE HONEY TRIVIA

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