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[AsAProfessionalFekko]

I thought it was getting quite educational - crumpets, bees, toast, hornets, newts...

Ooh, I was the one who said that Errol. Glad you've passed it on.

Think, I read it here first, mind you

"Bad people they are" in reference to feminists was the best sentence in the pulled thread, and I have been using it in a wide variety of conversations today.

Surprised the OP didn't co-opt the bee v wasp theme, for surely the bees are the good looking women (fluffy & curvaceous, cheerful colour scheme) making top dolla (honey, wax) and not complaining (just a comforting drone). Whilst the wasps are the angry, ugly, lazy feminists going out of their way to sting poor, unassuming men (when actually without wasps there would be widespread crop faliure and a creepy crawly tidalwave) Or something.

Manuka is a Maori word pronounced more like mah-noo-kah (even stress on each syllable) than muh-NOO-ker as we tend to say it.
As well as the manuka bush, there is also kanuka, which is taller and likes wetter environments.

I have heard (don't know if it's accurate) that more 'manuka honey' is sold in the UK than the entire output from New Zealand.

I can’t say I pay much attention because I’m not all that keen on bee vomit, but I’m sure I’ve seen different strength Manuka honey in healthfood shops so perhaps we sell more than they make because some of it is blended with normal honey.

They sell sugar water with a touch of honey as honey. Same with fake olive oil. It is a scandal!
I have a bee lady and an egg lady and feel very blessed.

Manuka honey is not delicious to eat, but is totally brilliant for healing wounds, especially burns. I've used it on myself, dogs and horses.

There are proper, scientific studies which demonstrate the efficacy of the active ingredients in Manuka honey in assisting wound healing. At a pinch ordinary old supermarket honey does a decent job of keeping wounds moist and clean (honey produces hydrogen peroxide as a by-product).

That's all I'll say about that; I don't have a vast list of qualifications, so obviously science stuff makes me work too hard in the thinking bit. I'm over 30 though, so have obviously slacked off a bit.

Peanut butter and honey are good on toast. Also Australia has native blue bees which are very pretty.

Manuka bushes are pretty. But Of all the New Zealand flora, i wish I could grow feijoa. They are bloody gorgeous.

Anyway, we never resolved what should go in a fish Finger sandwich.

Im Voting salad cream.

erg boatyard - yes, I couldn't face it, once I knew it had been in there, I just couldn't do it (odd, because I'll happily take all the sides off a lump of old cheese covered in mould).. I had to just resolve not to buy the big jugs again.

Now that I know about the freezer though, I might do that - perhaps separate into little jugs first - although, being sugar, perhaps defrosting/re-freezing isn't so bad - like it wouldn't harm icecubes...

Its more like cold runny honey when you take maple syrup out of the freezer - still runny, but sluggish.

Are feijoa not available to grow overseas? They grow in all sorts of coldish places in Australia. They're reasonably frost hardy when bigger. The fruit is amazingly delicious.

No, the deletion message said it was because he was clearly just here to goad, and he's been banned. Nowt to do with our response to him was mentioned. I would guess MNHQ doesn't mind the tea and lack of sympathy approach to GFs at all.
Thanks Errol. I am being cranky and unfair to the mods.

What do you know, the boy is back. There's some good stuff about chia seeds.

Ooh must go and say hi.

Where's that Errol?

Ooh the 9% thread...

I can't see it.

Am i the only person that really really likes manuka honey?!

The way people go on about manuka I assumed it must taste like manna.

@beupstanding no, it's sort of buttery colour. Very tasty. As was the polish man feeding it to me on little sticks at the market. I used my womanly wiles to get a discount.

Is it weird that I associate honey with savoury rather than sweet tastes?

Ooh! Are we discussing the bees again?

I quite liked the sound of passsionfruit curd on pancakes. Apparently Selfridges sells some and Nigella has a recipe.

Honey with savoury is absolutely fine. You can have string cheese dipped in honey. Yummm...

*strong cheese will do too!

SweetGrapes Passionfruit curd, really??? Never knew it was a thing, had to reluctantly leave the thread for bed after waxing lyrical about the delights of clementine curd, but this opens up a whole new range of possibilities!

Since the other thread will be gone by morning I am posting this here too.
Easy fruit curd
cream 8-12 oz caster sugar with 6oz butter until light and fluffy. add 3 eggs one at a time. The amount of sugar depends on the sweetness of the fruit juice. 12 oz for lemon, 8 for raspberry.
If you intend to use this for a cake you need to bloom 1 teaspoon of gelatin and set aside.
Add 4oz of fruit juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to egg mixture then cook and slow and low stirring often to 190*. I use the mixer bowl over a pan of water but a heavy sauce pan works fine. Add the bloomed gelatin at the end. Pour into storage jars and let sit at room temp for a while before refrigerating. Makes about 20-24 oz.