honey syrup – or how to make good use of that last bit of honey
I always struggle with the honey at the bottom of the jar. Perhaps, the best solution is to just get a spoon with a handle long enough to scrape the bottom of the jar, but then I find that I wind up covered in honey and sticking to everything. Or I find that everything sticks to me, like that time, when I was walking around my neighborhood with a receipt stuck to my hip, but that’s a story for another time.
I’ve decided that my favorite way to get to that last bit of honey is to make a honey simple syrup. I could say that cocktail weather is upon us, but if you ask me, it’s always cocktail weather in my book. And just about anywhere you can use regular simple syrup, a honey simple syrup should work just fine.
Just add the same amount of hot water as you have honey, screw the lid back on, and vigorously shake the jar. Voila – honey simple syrup, which you can refrigerate and use as a sweetener to tea, lemonade, or cocktails.
I’ll be back tomorrow to tell you what I used it in!
Great idea and I love honey simple syrup in bourbon cocktails; can’t wait to see what you are up to!
Cheers!
Great tip – and I like Barbara’s idea of adding it to bourbon cocktails too.
Good post. Honey syrup is a big tiki-drink ingredient, too. Now we must go make one. Thanks for the reminder…
Great idea! I hate it when things go to waste, but some things are just hard to save, like the honey left at the bottom of the jar. I will totally do this… thanks for the tip!
What a great idea! I have an almost empty jar of honey that I’ve been ignoring for months, but now I will make syrup and use it to sweeten iced chai. YUM.
I love clever ideas like this! I have the same issue with the remains of the Dijon mustard in the bottle – now I just pour in a little balsamic vinegar and some extra virgin olive oil, shake it well, and I have a great French vinaigrette.
Now that is a perfect idea! Be right back–I have to go make a batch of this, and then maybe some sort of whiskey sour. :)
I love to do honey simple syrup – I usually add tons of chopped ginger in it and use it in banana and other smoothies.
Oh – interesting! I usually make some hot tea, and then add a bunch of tea to the honey jar, swish it around, and voila! I have sweetened tea. And I use honey in my dressing, so I’ve also added vinegar to my honey jar in the past, and then used the mix in the dressing.
That’s a good idea! My husband usually pours hot water into the jar and then uses it to make a cup of tea or two.
I love this! I never know what to do with the last of the honey… and, seeing that I loves me my booze, I am definitely making this!
As the wife of a beekeeper, this makes my heart sing to see people not wasting good honey. :) We love doing the same thing with our jars so that we get to enjoy every last drop.
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I have the worst problem with this too–this is a much better solution than I’ve yet devised!
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