Beeless "Honey" Recipes

[Midnightmom]

I found these vids the other day and thought that they might come in useful as some point in time (perhaps the near future?). Perhaps you might want to experiment with one or two now so you know whether or not to put some by. 

 

Turn Corn COBS into HONEY? | Hard Times

 

Printable recipe here: https://www.emmymade.com/corn-cob-honey/

[Midnightmom]

Notes: You no longer need to sterilize your jars (if your water bath is longer than 10 mins), and you definitely no longer need to boil your lids because the compound on the rings has changed. When in doubt, consult the National Center for Home Food Preservation for approved methods and recipes.
She is wrong about botulism in jelly. They are high acid foods and will not "grow" the botulinum toxin which is WHY it can be water bath processed.

 

Poor Man's Honey - DANDELION JELLY Recipe

 

The printable recipe can be found here: https://www.homestead-acres.com/how-to-make-dandelion-jelly/

[Midnightmom]

Here's a version of beeless "honey" for those of you who live in the desert/southwest.

 

Notes: One thing she is wrong about - what she said about the book, "Putting Food By." Canning methods DO and HAVE changed! You no longer need to sterilize your jars (if your water bath is longer than 10 mins), and you definitely no longer need to boil your lids because the compound on the rings has changed. When in doubt, consult the National Center for Home Food Preservation for approved methods and recipes. She is also wrong about botulism in jelly. They are high acid foods and will not "grow" the botulinum toxin which is WHY it can be water bath processed.

 

Poor Man's Honey - MESQUITE BEAN Jelly Recipe & Taste Test

 

This recipe was adapted by this one at Edible Austin: http://www.edibleaustin.com/index.php...

Edited October 6, 2021 by Midnightmom

[Midnightmom]

Note: A comment on the video page says that "eaches" means ONE.

• "As you found, “eaches” means one. In the south we have farmer markets that still sell items “by the each.” Meaning by one. So if you need say 6 eaches of squash for a stewed squash, you know you need 6 individual squash.

 

BEELESS Honey Recipe & Taste Test | Hard Times

Original (and printable) recipe here: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/138994/beeless-honey/

Edited October 6, 2021 by Midnightmom

[Littlesister]

Thanks for the info. Very interesting. I am going to try that corncob honey. Printed it out. Looks very easy. Now I want biscuits and honey.  Nothing like hot biscuits and honey.