Acacia honey
Robinia pseudoacacia · Sweetener
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Acacia honey is one of the palest and mildest of all monofloral honeys — a clear, water-white to pale-gold syrup gathered from the blossom of the black locust tree (Robinia pseudoacacia), confusingly nicknamed "acacia." Delicately floral, clean and softly sweet rather than assertive, it is a refined honey prized for sweetening tea, drizzling over fresh cheese and any use where a neutral sweetness is wanted. Its unusually high fructose content keeps it liquid and slow to crystallise far longer than most honeys.
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Bright, clean, purely floralFrothing, winey, fizzing
Open in the cupboardEveryday honeyNever give honey to a baby under 12 months, not even baked, warmed or cooked.
Hold the jar to the lightFaint haze or first fine crystals
Turn the jar and lift a spoonfulSo thick a spoon stands a moment
Lid, seal and labelSound jar, country but no blossom
Smell it off a clean spoonFaint and delicate: acacia, clover
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