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Originally Posted by jami cat
Funny...I just tried to use my honey("Sue Bee" I think) in some tea the other day and it lost all its water content?
I haven't seen that before EVER!
Was that REAL honey or a concoction of:
Glycerine, High Fructose Corn Sweeteners, Water, BHT and FD&C yellow#5?
Wonder if honey goes bad?
Maybe I can make honey cubes with it now?
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Real honey will experience crystal growth in the sugars over time, it's basically dependent on the water content.
It sometimes has to be stirred continuously during crystallization, to keep the sugar crystals small enough to make it spreadable.
Note that even when it's really hard, it doesn't mean it's dry, just that the crystals have grown together.
You can fix the problem by heating the honey slightly, which will cause some of the sugar to be redissolved, it will then take a while for the crystals to grow together again, so it you stir it a couple of times after it's cooled down again you should be able to stop it from hardening.
If the honey is in a flexible container you can also fix it by kneading it while in the container, as the mechanical shear will break down the large crystals into smaller and thus recreate the consistency.
There should be no need to add water, but if you have to one way would be to leave the lid slightly open, still protecting for dust but allowing the air to get in. As honey is quite hygroscopic, it'll draw moisture from the air.