Honey!

Want to know what the very best sweetener is that you can use? Health wise? Honey, of course! Honey's actually sweeter than white sugar, it has great flavor, and it's good for you too! Raw, unprocessed honey is best. It has all the "good stuff" still in it. Here are a few honey quotes:

A Russian study of the inhabitants of the province of Georgia, where many live to 100 years and a few to age 150, revealed that a large portion of these centenarians were beekeepers who often ate raw, unprocessed honey with all its "impurities", that is, with the pollen. Bee pollen contains 22 amino acids including the eight essential ones, 27 minerals and the full gamut of vitamins, hormones and fatty acids. Most importantly, bee pollen contains more than 5,000 enzymes and coenzymes...Be pollen can be taken in powder, capsule or tablet form - or in raw unprocessed honey mixed with cereal or spread on toast. -Sally Fallon in Nourishing Traditions

The Creator chose to use honey to describe the abundance of the Promised Land, calling it the land of "milk and honey" (Exod. 13:4). Honey is one of the most powerful healing foods we have at our disposal. Generations of grandmothers prepared hot honey drinks to soothe sore throats, calm frayed nerves, and ensure a good night's sleep. Asthmatics often swear by honey's ability to help them breathe easier. Honey wipes out bacteria that cause diarrhea. And honey may eliminate such disease-causing bacteria as salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, and cholera. -Jordan Rubin in The Maker's Diet

We go through a lot of honey at our house. We have heard from local beekeepers that this year was a poor year for honey. The late spring was too wet. I guess that means low honey supply this year. Be sure to stock up now for the sore throat season (also the sweet tooth season) this winter!