Price of Honey

[DulwichFox]

If you say so STAR Bob STAR

[*Bob*]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> In the US perhaps, but it is very difficult to buy

> adulterated honey in the UK - and it's certainly

> illegal to sell it.

But.. but what if.. see, I read this thing? .. so surely.. it must be true?!

[Otta]

Anyone seen "Bee Movie"?

Bee takes humans to court to stop them stealing the honey. One of my daughter's favourites, and I quite like it too.

[DaveR]

"No its not... As long as it does not say Raw, Natural Honey.. it can be labelled ay 'Honey' "

Still talking out of the wrong hole, sadly. What the rules say is:

"The purpose of this provision is to maintain the purity of honey, which is

perceived by the consumer to be an entirely natural product with nothing

added or taken away.....

...honey that contains

added ingredients may not be described as ?honey? (or by any of the reserved

descriptions)."

[Alan Medic]

Otta Wrote:

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> Anyone seen "Bee Movie"?

>

> Bee takes humans to court to stop them stealing

> the honey. One of my daughter's favourites, and I

> quite like it too.

I'm sure I have as the Mrs. likes animation. It was one of those if you start watching you have to continue.

[*Bob*]

DaveR Wrote:

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What the rules say is:

>

> "The purpose of this provision is to maintain the

> purity of honey, which is

> perceived by the consumer to be an entirely

> natural product with nothing

> added or taken away.....

>

> ...honey that contains

> added ingredients may not be described as ?honey?

> (or by any of the reserved

> descriptions)."

Whooped 'em again, Josey

[Otta]

Has a good voice case, Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Renee Zellweger...

[Vick]

Does golden syrup contain real gold?

[DulwichFox]

Vick Wrote:

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> Does golden syrup contain real gold?

No.. But Goldschl?ger does.

Foxy

[uncleglen]

Holland and Barrett have buy one get one for 1p including manuka honey. (I was visiting a relative in a surgical ward at UCH and a man asked for manuka to be put on his operation site. The staff refused and he kicked up such a fuss that they put him in a side room!)

[Horsebox]

I was in Khan's today and, on my way to the chilli oil via the small packs of sesame seeds, passed the 'Honey' shelf.

Alongside the Rowse honey (?2 a jar, if anyone's interested) are much larger jars of what, on first glance, looked like regular, everyday honey, with the added attraction of a huge slab of honeycomb inside, also priced around ?2.

HOWEVER, ON CLOSER INSPECTION:

Ingredients as listed:

Honey (10%)

Fructose Corn Syrup (30%)

Honeycomb (60%)

The jars aren't labelled 'Honey' as such, but they do feature a sinister-looking bee on the label and are of a script that my untrained eye couldn't decipher.

I guess if you're a honey fan on the hunt for a cheap fix then it pays to read the ingredients.

[maxxi]

Craig (butcher opposite Plough) has two types of honey at ?5 for a large jar.

The darker one, he tells me, is taken from the hives when they are mainly collecting pollen from tree blossom and other woodland delights, the lighter one is more of a meadow thang.

The lighter one is cloudy-ish because some pollen is added - both are delicious.

[DulwichFox]

Horsebox Wrote:

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> I was in Khan's today and, on my way to the chilli

> oil via the small packs of sesame seeds, passed

> the 'Honey' shelf.

>

> Alongside the Rowse honey (?2 a jar, if anyone's

> interested) are much larger jars of what, on first

> glance, looked like regular, everyday honey, with

> the added attraction of a huge slab of honeycomb

> inside, also priced around ?2.

>

> HOWEVER, ON CLOSER INSPECTION:

>

> Ingredients as listed:

>

> Honey (10%)

> Fructose Corn Syrup (30%)

> Honeycomb (60%)

>

> The jars aren't labelled 'Honey' as such, but they

> do feature a sinister-looking bee on the label and

> are of a script that my untrained eye couldn't

> decipher.

>

> I guess if you're a honey fan on the hunt for a

> cheap fix then it pays to read the ingredients.

Thank for that.

So even talking out of my arse I was still right

Foxy

[Alan Medic]

You weren't right. It wasn't advertised as 'honey'.

[????]

Yup. What it says on the Jar is the crucial thing. You should try and read the actual post Foxy the bit that says 'the jars aren't labelled honey" ...or carry on talking out your arse of course

[DulwichFox]

The original discusion was that Blah Blah wrote.

'I get honey from khan's on Rye Lane. ?2 for a big jar and it has a piece of the actual honeycomb in it, which is a nice touch.'

And I said suggested that after buying the same product myself it was not real Honey.

When I asked in the Turkish shop on Lordship Lane for Honey I was shown the same product as

Blah Blah bought.

The jar had a Big Bee on the label and a piece of Honeycomb inside the jar that was enough

to convince Blah Blah and myself we had bought genuine Honey.

So technically being advertised and sold as Honey. Well it does have 10% honey. But 30% corn Syrup which

is what I said it was. Thats why it's ?2.00

[Louisa]

Foxy don't bother talking about the facts. Why let them get in the way of a good opportunity for a tired old ad naseum Foxy/Louisa bashing eh?

Badgers Mount in Kent has a great garden centre that sells 100% real honey produced locally, and I can assure everyone it's a lot more than 2 quid a pop.

Louisa.

[????]

Yup. Tired old repetitive bashing isn't your style at all is it Louisa.

[DulwichFox]

Quite right Lou..

I was just replying to Blah Blah that I was caught out by the same con.

Horsebox came up with the facts. Case Closed.

Then the usual mob step in and hijack the thread with pedantry comments with meticulous synchronicity.

You could almost set your watch by it. :)

Foxy

[Otta]

Yes let's not let the fact that ot wasn't labelled as honey get in the way of Fox being completely incapable of admitting he's wrong about anything.

[DulwichFox]

Otta Wrote:

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> Yes let's not let the fact that ot wasn't labelled

> as honey get in the way of Fox being completely

> incapable of admitting he's wrong about anything.

Have you read ANY of this tread. ?

I said it was 'Fructose Corn Syrup ' and it was / is.

DulwichFox.. Not arguing .. Just Quoting Facts.

[Otta]

But, (and this is the crux of the matter foxy, so stay with me), it wasn't being sold as honey.

[????]

'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.'

or sumfink

[DulwichFox]

You that hide behind walls

You that hide behind desks

I just want you to know

I can see through your masks

Get out and get a life

[Otta]

He posts.