(Food-Beverage-News.Com, September 21, 2015 ) Taylor, MI -- September is National Honey Month. Why the month of September? The answer is that the end of the month marks the end of the honey collection season for beekeepers in the northern hemisphere.
In the United States there are over 300 honey varietals ranging from clear and mild to burnt brown and full-bodied. Some varietals are so special that they have name recognition well beyond their boundaries. That's because the taste of a honey depends on the flower and the type of bee involved in the pollination. For example honey from an orange blossom tastes completely different than honey from an eucalyptus tree blossom.
From the days of ancient Egypt, Greece, Israel and Mesopotamia, history documents the use of honey as both a sweetener and a medicinal aide. Perhaps the world's most expensive honey is Sidhr, harvested only twice a year in the mountainous areas of Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
The National Honey Board reports that without honey bees to pollinate the flowers, there would be no almonds because they are 100% dependent on honey bee pollination. The honey bee is also responsible for pollinating many fruits and vegetables including: apples, avocados, blueberries, cherries, cranberries and sunflowers which are 90 % dependent on honey bees for their fruit. And of course without honey bees there would be no honey. A honeybee must tap 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
There are many delightful ways to enjoy the taste of honey. A mixture of honey and butter is delicious especially on popovers and English muffins. It's a healthy ingredient in many salad dressings. And honey adds a bit of sweetness to baked goods and desserts. For example Slick Cups Silicone Bread Pan's recipe book includes a recipe for pear bread which contains 5 tablespoons of honey.
Silicone bread pans are oven, microwave, freezer and top-rack dishwasher safe rendering old-fashioned metal loaf pans obsolete. Many brands, like the Slick Cups Silicone Bread Loaf Pan, have a no questions asked satisfaction guaranteed return policy.
Their bread pan is 10.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches, a cheerful color of blue, and can be purchased at a 22% discount from Amazon for a limited time and while supplies last. The purchase price includes one Slick Cups Bread Pan, a recipe for Super Moist Pear Bread and a link to download the electronic recipe book titled "Slick Cups Bread Pan Recipes". The electronic recipe book includes recipes for Dutch applesauce loaf, golden oatmeal raisin bread and ginger spiced pumpkin bread.
About Slick Bakeware
Slick Cups™ is a Michigan company that distributes silicone bakeware including non-toxic and heat resistant muffin cups and loaf pans.
