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Sun, 7 Sep 1997 16:06:02 -0800
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j h & e mcadam wrote:
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> I overlooked the fact that freezing the honey will also kill the yeasts.  As
> the honey, the subject of this thread, has been frozen, heating to 160
> degrees Fahrenheit should not be necessary and the honey could now be stored
> at room temperature.
 
I would be dubious as to freezing "killing" yeast.  As long as the honey
is frozen there should be virtually no activity by yeast.  But, yeast
(at least some yeasts) will return to activity after returning to a warm
temperature.
 
My advice is to keep it frozen until it is to be used.
 
--
"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
 
Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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