In article <01c3878c$770b3420$f64efa43@evlaptop>, E.A. Vogt <[log in to unmask]> writes >Recently, a friend gave me a bottle of Turkish honey ("tukas"), which looks >and tastes (to me) like molasses. The label on the jar provides little >information, and the plant pictured on the label looks like a coniferous >plant ! This is Pine honey, and is exported in large quantities from both Turkey and Greece. Yes it tastes very treacle like, and the Greek is generally even stronger (and thus a bit more expensive) than the Turkish. It is, as suggested elsewhere, really a honeydew. I sold the Greek version to many stores in the UK and abroad. It is a specialised taste, but like so many of the stronger flavours, once the person grows to like it nothing else is quite right for them. Turkey is a VERY large honey producer. It has a range of specialist types available, but much of it is sold as simple 'polyflora'. Do a quick scan for honey on the small ads section of www.apiservices.com and you will usually find several Turkish vendors offering their products. Murray -- Murray McGregor :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::