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Beneath the cover of October Skies (Original Post)
Cosmo Blues
Oct 2020
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RainCaster
(13,444 posts)1. I had to look up Tupelo Honey because of VM
A unique and interesting substance. Very southern.
Cosmo Blues
(3,343 posts)2. It's honey
I'm not sure what being very Southern means, it doesn't have a great connotation at the moment, not that it ever has for me. Always like this song though enjoy the blue moon https://www.honeytraveler.com/single-flower-honey/tupelo-honey/
RainCaster
(13,444 posts)3. It's rather unique
It comes from bees that pollinate Tupelo (aka White Gum) trees. Which exist primarily in the FL panhandle. Unique taste and properties.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/dining/tupelo-honey.html
Cosmo Blues
(3,343 posts)4. Unique ratio of glucose to fructose
but not unique properties, sounds like I would like sourwood better, caramel and gingerbread instead of cinnamon and whatever. Funny yesterday morning before I got here I bought some honey, I wish I had read all this before, I think I got clover
