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Cooking & Baking

csziggy

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6. I was really hoping to keep the honey bear jars for reuse.

Reply to flying_wahini (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 12:01 AM

Jan 2020

Tomorrow I'm going to try either a double boiler or heat them in the slow cooker on low or warm and see if a few hours of that will get them liquid. Once liquid I will use it up as soon as possible. At this point I making making bread about every week and a half and use 1/3 to 1/2 cup of honey per loaf. I think among the three bottles I have about 1.5 to 2 cups of honey so it would go quickly.

If I can't liquify the honey I will go to plan B.

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Crystallized honey [View all] csziggy Jan 2020 OP

I run out of suggestions after double boiler. eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #1

I've been using my electric tea kettle to heat the water csziggy Jan 2020 #2

I found out the hard way that microwaving is not the answer. :) eppur_se_muova Jan 2020 #3

I dug out my never used double boiler csziggy Jan 2020 #5

You were right the first time, cut open and scrape out honey. flying_wahini Jan 2020 #4

I was really hoping to keep the honey bear jars for reuse. csziggy Jan 2020 #6

This doesn't help, but matt819 Jan 2020 #7

Yeah, I usually buy the local tupelo honey csziggy Jan 2020 #9

Microwave will eliminate crystals. Do it slowly with low power. sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #8

I'm a little afraid of trying the microwave, to be honest csziggy Jan 2020 #10

I live alone and have carefully microwaved my little, sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #11

OK, maybe I'll try with the clover honey csziggy Jan 2020 #12

UPDATE: I heated the three honey jars in the microwave and it worked! csziggy Jan 2020 #14

crystalized honey mixed with clarified butter sounds like a good plan Warpy Jan 2020 #13