Honey Is Turning To Sugar

RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Post By ray peirce (Guest Post) (08/28/2007) Tried setting out in 90' sun but too slow. used a 400 watt work light about 2" from it and it melted the whole gallon (plastic jug) of sugar. Will see how long it stays honey. This way you keep the moisture out. Don't forget to loosen the lid. RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Post by Alph (193) | (07/02/2007) Contact Years ago when I kept a few hives of bees I learned a lot about them from a wise old man who kept them. I have no scientific basis on which to base the following claim, but it seems to be true. According to "Mr. Buck", honey crystalizes because moisture gets in it. This can be from a wet spoon, or water vapor being sucked back into the 'honey bear', or whatever. I believe this is true. The various tips to return it to liquid work just fine, but if steam gets into the jar it will sugar up again in due time. I have read that honey was found in the tombs of Egyptian mummies and was still unspoiled and okay to eat. I don't know if it had crystalized but I expect those tombs were pretty dry. Anyway, suffice it to say the stuff has a really *long* shelf life! Honey Is Turning To Sugar Post by ThriftyFun (3906) | (04/05/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact I have a jar of honey that is starting to turn to sugar. How can I prevent this from happening again and is there anyway I can correct this? Thank you, Mary from Erial, NJ Answers: RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Grandma Margie (Guest Post) Place the container of honey in a pan of very hot water. In about 10 minutes it will be back to its normal state. You can also zap it in the microwave for a very short period of time... make sure the container is open or it can explode. If you had entered "honey" in the google search blank at the top of every Thrifty Fun page (and searched Thrifty Fun only) you could have found the answer to your question quickly, as it has already been answered. I'm trying to be helpful, not hateful, in mentioning this. Thrifty Fun has such an easy system for tracking down information on specific subjects... if readers would only read and use them! Thank You Thrifty Fun "folks"!! RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar ann (Guest Post) Keep it in the cabinet. Not in the refridgerator(quote)(/quote) RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar gator10tx (Guest Post) What's done here is zapping the whole jar in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds, or until the honey becomes liquid again. If there are still crystals in the jar, you could stir them into the melted honey; re-zap the jar if the crystals don't 'melt' right away. Like Grandma Marge wrote, remember to remove the jar lid b4 microwaving... if not, you could have a huge, sticky clean-up later :o) Do not re-place the jar lid until the honey has cooled down... as the air inside a closed bottle cools, in a plastic 'bear' shaped jar, it can become mis-shapen. Once all the honey becomes liquid again, it will remain crystal-free for several months. RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar got2bcristi (Guest Post) I've used raw honey for years and good Honey will naturally turn to sugar. When it turns to sugar the best way to liquify it is to use the hot water method. Heating on the stove or in the microwave may kill its health giving properties. You should be aware that the cooler it is kept the faster it turns, so not keeping it in the refrigerator is really good advice (the bees just leave it in the comb and it stays good for years - even after it turns very dark). RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Louise (Guest Post) Hi Mary I think everyone has had this happen to their honey but I have a small trick to keeping mine liquid. When it turns to sugar, place the opened jar in hot water until the crystals are disolved,then add a very small amount of Karo syrup and it won't crystalize for a long time. it won't change the taste of it hardly any if you don't put too much.leave it in the cool cabinet.good luck Mary. RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Post by Maryeileen It's called crystallization and I recently read that Tupelo honey will not crystallize. Although I do believe that it is quite expensive. Putting the jar in hot water will do it, as will putting a GLASS jar (with the lid removed) in the microwave. However, I would not suggest putting one of those plastic honey bears in a microwave as the plastic is NOT microwave-safe. RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Enter your name Evelyn (Guest Post) Reheat it VERY slowly in small batches, and the sugar will become honey again. Remember to do this "SLOWLY" IN SMALL BATCHES" RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar John Patrick Hyde (Guest Post) To return Honey to its original state Boil it and it shall return to runny honey Good Luck RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Post by karenIM Crystalization is not unusual in raw, unprocessed honey. I purposely let a jar of it (I keep it in canning jars) crystalize and spread it on toast or sandwiches with peanut butter. Delicious! Melting it in a pan of hot water is the best way and it will remain unprocessed as long as you don't let it cook. I prefer it in its natural state. RE: Honey Is Turning To Sugar Joan (Guest Post) Honey will naturally sugar in time, just take the lid off the jar, set it in a pan of warm water, turn the burner on low to medium heat and the honey will melt back to liquid. Turn burner off and let it cool. Put the lid back on and its ready to go.