Clover honey
Apis mellifera · Trifolium repens / Melilotus nectar · Sweetener
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Clover honey is the pale, mild, everyday honey most North Americans picture when they think of "honey" — the all-purpose table and baking honey. Gathered by bees from the nectar of white and sweet clover (and usually alfalfa) across the northern plains, it runs from near-water-white to light amber, with a clean, gently floral sweetness and none of the malty, mineral heaviness of dark honeys. Because it is relatively rich in glucose, it granulates readily, setting to a fine, soft, spreadable grain over weeks to months.
Picking a good onedrag
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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