Honey Scams
To avoid bottles of diluted honey, simply flip them upside down. The bubble inside will slowly slowly rise. As I am now honey producer (Haden Mango) my beekeeper taught me this trick to show custom...
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A huge majority of fake honey in Mexico and the USA is found in the likes of Safeway, Soriana, Ralphs, and Commercial Mexicana. The fraud was embarrassing evident.
Costco honey everywhere is pure. A lab test performed by consumer reports found 90% of Olive oil in the USA had less than 50% olive oil. Kirkland Signature had a perfect record and rated five stars. I would assume they are as careful about their honey. Same for Balsamic vinegar in the USA.
Bee careful with genuine desert honey. There will be embalmed bees in there. But as Moisheh attests there is absolutely nothing I have ever tasted that can come close to the flavor of wild desert honey.
Just to clear the air :) I rate both Manila and Ataulfo mangoes superior in flavor to my Hadens. But they danged well have been hand selected and babied. No bruises, no greenies. The finest mangos are found on the ground the morning they fell before the iguanas have at them. Meaning tree ripened. I forgot about the KENT. The perfume aroma. Makes the best Mango Daquiri's, by the way trash the number one RUM and search out CASTILLO brand. It's modest in price and makes Bacardi taste like radiator flush IMHO.
RINSE whole mangos. Hot to the touch water. The fungicide we use is awful. 160F rinse will flush it all off. It used to set off atrial fibrillation in me until one of the oldsters in the ejido clued me in. All northbound fruit is hot water washed at a highway facility near Queretaro. It cannot proceed north without a certificate of hot water rinse. This is something that should be done with all produce. Now you know why is is important with mangos :)
Hope you enjoyed this little aside.
Costco honey everywhere is pure. A lab test performed by consumer reports found 90% of Olive oil in the USA had less than 50% olive oil. Kirkland Signature had a perfect record and rated five stars. I would assume they are as careful about their honey. Same for Balsamic vinegar in the USA.
Bee careful with genuine desert honey. There will be embalmed bees in there. But as Moisheh attests there is absolutely nothing I have ever tasted that can come close to the flavor of wild desert honey.
Just to clear the air :) I rate both Manila and Ataulfo mangoes superior in flavor to my Hadens. But they danged well have been hand selected and babied. No bruises, no greenies. The finest mangos are found on the ground the morning they fell before the iguanas have at them. Meaning tree ripened. I forgot about the KENT. The perfume aroma. Makes the best Mango Daquiri's, by the way trash the number one RUM and search out CASTILLO brand. It's modest in price and makes Bacardi taste like radiator flush IMHO.
RINSE whole mangos. Hot to the touch water. The fungicide we use is awful. 160F rinse will flush it all off. It used to set off atrial fibrillation in me until one of the oldsters in the ejido clued me in. All northbound fruit is hot water washed at a highway facility near Queretaro. It cannot proceed north without a certificate of hot water rinse. This is something that should be done with all produce. Now you know why is is important with mangos :)
Hope you enjoyed this little aside.
