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Steven Albritton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 27 Sep 1997 20:56:01 -0500
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I like cotton honey"s taste.  However, My late Uncle did not like it.  He
said it crystalizes too quick.
 
 
At 09:45 AM 9/27/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Cotton has re-emerged as a preferred cash crop in my part of North
>Carolina. There are substantial fields 4-5 miles south of me that used to
>be soybeans but are now cotton. I'm thinking of establishing an outyard
>next year closer to that source, at least during the bloom (though I've
>read that cotton has extra-floral nectaries as well).
>
>I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has experience with cotton
>honey. Good, bad, mediocre? Worth making a special effort to get? Length of
>bloom time?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Greg
>
>____________________________________________________
>Greg Hankins                       Mt. Gilead, NC
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