My English teacher said that honey found in the Egyptian Pyramids was still good to eat. True or not?
2006-12-07 16:26:48 · 13 answers · asked by Sesquipedaliasian 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
That is correct. Honey may crystallize, but it does not sour or go bad. If it crystallizes, all one needs to do is melt it and it will be reconstituted. Oils, and even vinegar, have shelf lives, or parasites that can destroy the product. Honey is also the only food that humans consume that is generated by another animal. It's amazing stuff.
2006-12-08 04:24:43 · answer #1 · answered by kfhaggerty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I love honey. Honey is a natural food. It even will not allow mold to grow on it. It you drop a piece of bread in a honey dish. The bread will get moldy. But the honey will not. Honey will chrystalize with age. But if it is heated at a slow warm temperture then it is still yummy and safe to eat.
I once took a group of kids on a fieldtrip to Barksman Honey Company in Hillsboro, Kansas. It was amazing how clean this place was. You would think that honey is so sticky that it would be a mess. Wrong, this place was so spotless. They gave all kinds of info. They said a honey bee will fly the distance of to the moon and back in the lifetime of a honey bee. They explained the process of harvesting the honey. They heat the honey on a low heat to maintain the light color. If it is heated to hot then the honey becomes dark in color.
2006-12-07 16:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honey will keep indefinitely if stored in a sealed container. It is best stored at room temperature. Refrigeration promotes granulation.
2006-12-07 16:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by poethical 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey certainly can bypass undesirable. It lasts a lengthy time period, even with the undeniable fact that it may ferment. it extremely is the position mead comes from. different meals that very last a lengthy time period: soy sauce, fish sauce, peanut butter, salt, kim chee, vinegar
2016-11-24 22:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Food Never Goes Bad
2017-03-02 17:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salt
2006-12-07 17:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by FC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oils are another type, depending on storage. dry foods as well (such as rice, lentils, beans, pasta) if properly stored - they may take an slightly stale taste after many, many years, but are still edible. Sugar of course, salt.
I am sure there are others.
2006-12-07 18:19:26 · answer #7 · answered by OneLilithHidesAnother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not the only food.
margarine is only one protien molecule away from being plastic, so if you left it out in the sun on the street all day nothing would touch it to eat it)
2006-12-07 16:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Twinkies! No they don't really last forever, but that is true about honey.
2006-12-07 17:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fruitcake never goes bad.
2006-12-07 16:35:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋