And Is There Honey Still For Tea ...

Winnie the Pooh and I have one thing in common

we both love honey

...but I like mine on crumpets

In the picture you can see a tin of honey

Greek Honey

that a friend brings back from Greece where she goes on holiday.

But there is another type of honey

that you may not have heard of

PARSLEY HONEY

I found this recipe a few years ago in an old wartime cookbook

• 5oz parsley (including stalks)
• 1.1/2 pints of water
• 1lb sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar

Pick parsley and wash well.  Dry and chop stalks up roughly.

Put into pan with 1.1/2 pints of boiling water and boil until it reduces to a pint.

Strain.

Add 1lb. sugar and boil until syrupy (like honey) about 20 mins then add

1/2 tsp of vinegar.

Pour into pots and cover.

This jells by the next day and tastes and looks just like heather honey.

Don't ask me how or why - it just works.