Can I give honey to a 6 month old baby IF

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colditz · 19/10/2006 23:25

IF it is cooking into something?

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somethingunderthebedisdrooling · 19/10/2006 23:26

yes as long as the cooking temp goes above say a very hot (laundry) wash.

lulumama · 19/10/2006 23:27

i thnk so...small risk of botulism with honey..so not advised for under 1 year old....but if cooked very hot...wold kill the bug?

somethingunderthebedisdrooling · 19/10/2006 23:31

if you bring laundry to a v hot wash it is supposed to kill bacteria hence my analogy.

i would - are you making flapjacks? yum.

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colditz · 19/10/2006 23:33

No, actually I was thinking of making honey and lemon chicken tomorrow.

I keep bags of various mashed root vegetables in the freezer, so all I have to do is add mushed protein from our dinner.

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snowleopard · 19/10/2006 23:35

Apparently the spores are quite heat-resistant...
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somethingunderthebedisdrooling · 19/10/2006 23:35

if you are cooking the honey in with chicken then you are talking of taking the honey all the way to boiling point. No probs i say. lucky baby. you're giving me a great idea for dd.

somethingunderthebedisdrooling · 19/10/2006 23:38

so there you go if you perfer to err on the side of caution.

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