Thanks for the earlier reference Peter.
I expect A.I and E.R. Root were referring to the white sweet clover Melilotus alba, as were John Davidson and Eva Crane. In my area there is a lot of volunteer yellow sweet clover which I suspect is M. indica. Maybe soil conditions and climate also influence flavours in honey.
I note that the 1978 edition of ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture dropped all reference to a cinnamon taste in sweet clover (pg 619).
“In flavor it has a suggestion of vanilla, more pronounced than alfalfa and milder than orange.”
They also drop all mention of a greenish colour.
Thinking: Taste depends on the edition of Bee Culture.
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