HONEY
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MoSup found herself in a waiting-room conversation with another women
yesterday. The talk turned to honey.
Since one of our son's had a roof-top honey farm, and one of her good
friends also, she was very interested that this lady was into it big
time.. She has several rooftop honey farms in Baltimore city, and
told of a recent "honey tasting" her group of fellow aficionados
held.
Like wine tastings, these experts bring a sample of their current
produce, and the group taste, comment and score each in
turn' The last bottle contained a honey very dark
brown in color. None present had ever seen honey this color
before, and wondered what kind of nectar could yield it?
She explained this in such a fashion that MoSup wondered aloud whether
there might be such a thing as horse
apple honey? The lady laughed and admitted that she found
herself thinking along a similar line. After tasting, the mystery
only grew. This honey was almost too sweet for the tongue,
and had the flavor and consistency of a dark caramel. Finally the
gentleman what brung it explained.
"It seems," he told them, "that my bees have been a bit naughty."
After observing them closely, he discovered that they had found a way
into the nearby Domino Sugar plant.
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That's redistribution I can approve of, if only for the humor value.
ReplyDeleteHomer couldn't keep the bees off his sugar pile either.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6U2ZQ0EhN4&feature=youtu.be
ReplyDeleteNot bee related, but it WAS a honey opf a shot!
RAK
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-france-bees-idUSBRE8930MQ20121005
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/nyregion/30bigcity.html
Other stories about bees finding human sweets.
What a great story!
ReplyDeleteBees turning sugar into honey. Ain't that a doozy.
And yes, Homer's sugar mountain disappeared to honey bees.
Rodger, thanks for the pic and the memories. The Domino sign on their harborside plant was a landmark for us kids on the way to the beach and on the way home. Hard to believe that's been more than 60 years ago. Is it still there, or is that an archive photo?
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It's still there Dick. And so is the McCormick plant (maybe the last two manufacturers left in the entire state???_
ReplyDeleteMcCormick? Wow - another going to the beach landmark, but not for its appearance, but the wonderful smell of spices as we drove south on Light St. with windows rolled down (no AC in those days)
ReplyDeleteThat's when there was an actual harbor on the left, not a tourist trap that lures the unwary into ghetto banger muggings.
I think that old plant is gone now, replaced by some glitzy sterile hotel. IIRC, McCormick moved to Hunt Valley some time back. It's said you can't go back, and some changes may be an improvement, but at what cost?
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick.
In the final analysis, whatever the source, it's still only bee vomit.
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