In message <[log in to unmask]>, Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> writes >I read somewhere that honey was found in sealed containers in the >catacombs (like honeycombs?) of Egypt and it was still in good condition. I think you are refering to the supposed find in Tut's tomb. I also read (or heard) somewhere that this is untrue. What they found was a black deposit which on analysis proved to be honey. I can't remember where it was, but then again I don't believe all I read!! -- Tom Speight