# What to do with a gallon of honey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555 "2007-10-22T12:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/1 "2007-10-22T12:14:45Z")
This summer a guy stopped by and asked if he could set his bee hive up in our field. His bees weren’t finding enough stuff to eat in his neighborhood. They did well in our fields and a few weeks ago he pulled them out for the winter. He stopped by yesterday and dropped off a gallon of honey in appreciation. I know honey can be used to sweeten coffee or tea. But i don’t use sugar in my coffee! What do **you** use honey for? ---
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/2 "2007-10-22T12:16:46Z")
It’s nice on toast, or stirred into porridge. Great for sweetening fruit smoothies. Also use it for pork / duck recipes - even lamb goes well, if you roast a leg and cover it with honey. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/3 "2007-10-22T12:18:01Z")
If you are a viking you could make [Mead](http://home.cogeco.ca/~sword4hire/mead.htm), lots of mead. ---
**Author:** ![cooky173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cooky173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cooky173)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/4 "2007-10-22T12:38:21Z")
Peanut butter and honey sandwiches are nice. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/5 "2007-10-22T12:55:30Z")
Marie Callendar’s restaurant serves honey butter with its rolls. Heavenly. ---
**Author:** ![Anaglyph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Anaglyph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaglyph)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/6 "2007-10-22T12:58:55Z")
There are many nice spicecake recepies around [recpies](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=honey+spicecake&btnG=Google+Search) . Also, german [“Lebkuchen”](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lebkuchen-VI/Detail.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/7 "2007-10-22T13:30:28Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] If you are a viking you could make [Mead](http://home.cogeco.ca/~sword4hire/mead.htm), lots of mead. [/QUOTE] I once brewed some “mead ale”. It’s a little thin, but very thirst quenching. It’s mildly hopped (hence being called an ale) and not sweet like mead. Not as strong either, so you can quaff it. It was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/8 "2007-10-22T13:40:56Z")
Mix some honey and some apple cider vinegar in hot water for a nice drink. Or you could make halvah. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/9 "2007-10-22T13:56:32Z")
Mead! Mead! Mead! 😛 This [Braised Chicken with Lemon and Honey](http://www.recipezaar.com/138106) recipe is to die for. I’ve made it both with a whole fryer like in that picture and with cut pieces. Like several of the comments say, double the sauce ingredients, 'cause you’ll want more than the recipe as written makes. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/10 "2007-10-22T14:02:22Z")
Also, you can keep it practically forever - it crystalizes, which you can fix by microwaving, but it “never” goes bad. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/11 "2007-10-22T14:12:07Z")
I use honey to wash my face, instead of soap. I have a jar of raw honey in the shower. I slather it on, rub it into my skin, then rinse it off. If I want an exfolient, I add a little baking soda. I’ve been doing this for a few months and my skin has really been soft and clear. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/12 "2007-10-22T14:27:19Z")
[Baklava](http://food.ivillage.com/recipefinder/display/0,,gm83,00.html), baby! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/13 "2007-10-22T14:35:32Z")
Then there’s the whole sex thing (and with a gallon of the stuff, it could be a very large party). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/14 "2007-10-22T14:49:02Z")
I’ll second the **Mead** – Pepper Mill has done quite a bit of this – and a gallon is about what you need for a decent sized batch. ---
**Author:** ![masterofnone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@masterofnone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/masterofnone)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/15 "2007-10-22T15:02:24Z")
I’ll third the mead idea. I made a batch once, and it’s pure liquid heaven! Just make sure you age it for at least 6 months, preferably more than a year. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/16 "2007-10-22T15:05:59Z")
[QUOTE=masterofnone] I’ll third the mead idea. I made a batch once, and it’s pure liquid heaven! Just make sure you age it for at least 6 months, preferably more than a year. [/QUOTE] 4th. I have batch with 2 years in the carboy…should be good now. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/17 "2007-10-22T15:40:17Z")
If you can get a hold of a lot of vinegar, there are some great Thai-style recipes for tangy-sweet marinade/grilling sauces. [Here’s one](http://thaifood.about.com/od/thaiseafoodrecipes/r/salmonthaisauce.htm); scale up to your volume, and marinate a whole turkey! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/18 "2007-10-22T16:04:15Z")
I think I’d divide it up and give it to friends and family. Your gallon of honey weighs about 12 lbs. and would retail for around $50.00, so it makes a nice gift, maybe for the holiday cook. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/19 "2007-10-22T17:18:40Z")
This has Cafe Society written all over it. I’ll move it from General Questions. **Gfactor** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-gallon-of-honey/423555/20 "2007-10-22T17:49:58Z")
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