Honey is just that… honey. No additives, preservatives or extras. Honey is wonderful. A natural sweetener that can be found in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaoh. To produce this sweet nectar it takes 60,000 or so bees in a beehive that will travel as much as 55,000 miles and visit more than two million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just a pound of honey! So when your honey does THIS: 
It is more than a sad day in the house. This is my honey that crystalized. Hard. Like a rock. There was no amount of pleading, squeezing or shaking that would get this honey to come out of the spout. So it was time to save this honey. All it took was a pan of warm/hot water and a couple of hours.
- Set the jar in the warm/hot water and come check it every once and a while.
- Give it a swirl and check the temperature of the water to ensure it is still hot enough to melt the honey. Keep in mind that this is a plastic jar and plastic does melt. Be sure your water and pan are not hot enough to melt the plastic.
- Pop the top open on the honey to relieve any pressure that may build up when the honey is heating up. If not the bottom of the jar may bow out. Don’t ask me know I know this bit of information.
Once all the crystals have melted you now have pourable honey again!!!! Crystallization of honey is a natural occurrence and can’t always be avoided. There is a better chance that it will not crystalize if it is left in a warm place. Don’t store your honey in the refrigerator. Now you have pinched some pennies by saving your honey. I thank you and your local bee thanks you.
For more information about honey visit the National Honey Board
