<They then became quite alarmed, refusing to buy any honey.  Their argument
was that the honey had become <contaminated with something dead, and their
religion forbade them to consume such things.>

    This is correct. In general, Jewish purity laws forbid contact with dead
things; contact with a corpse renders the individual ritually unclean, while
food which has been in contact with dead things is impure (ie non-kosher) and
may not be eaten. I am not familiar with the specifics of rabbinical law, but
anyone wishing to produce kosher honey should contact an Orthodox rabbi for
guidance.

    On another subject, I am receiving the BEE-L digest as usual, but have
been unable to access the site for several days. Is anyone else having
problems, or is it just me?

Regards,

Robert Brenchley

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