Peter Borst wrote:

> Greetings
> It is apparent that there are two schools of thought regarding the
> heating of honey. One school classifies honey as a confection on the
> shelf with things like jams, jellies and maple syrup, all of which
> have been heated and cooked as a matter of course.
>

 Hi Peter and All

  Honey is much deeper in mans needs than a sweetener. How we know this
comes in different ways.
First is in the Bible, " Honey is good and good to the taste " The Koran
states , Honey will cure anything. I was talking to Muslim yesterday
about Raw honey and what he has been taught about honey. This is not
just some kind of Religion thing.
 It has been backed up over time , that it has healing qualities. One
publication I have  is Honey and Healing , Pamela Munn & Richard Jones,
Published April 2001, International Bee Research Association. UK. Where
I have had the greatest imput has been from people in different
countries. They do not have conner drug stores to go to, so a lot of
homemade medications have been formulated over time.

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> Another school attributes to honey some special nutritional
> properties which must not be exposed to heat. What exactly are these
> properties and what is their role in human nutrition?!
>

 Some studies have shown the antioxidant qualities of honey. U of
Illinois.
 A little looking and you can have a years reading in front of you.
There are more than enough facts to back up the healing qualities of
honey
This list is not the place to start a debate about qualities of honey in
any depth.
Too much has been published and the book I mentioned will give you more
references than you can read in a year..
I direct market 20 to 22,000 pounds of raw honey a year and can not keep
up with demand. To me that is proof enough that there are a lot of
people that want only raw honey.
 Best Regards
Roy Nettlebeck
Tahuya River Apiaries
Tahuya Wa. US

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