| Dee Randall |
Looking for any comments by anyone who has used Manuka honey from New
Zealand on a somewhat regular basis.
It is such a strange honey. Do persons in the U.S. use much of it? Is it
used only as a spread, or in tea, or in cooking?
Thanks for any comments.
Dee
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| smithfarms pure kona |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:41:48 -0500, "Dee Randall"
<deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:
>Looking for any comments by anyone who has used Manuka honey from New
>Zealand on a somewhat regular basis.
>It is such a strange honey. Do persons in the U.S. use much of it?
Is it
>used only as a spread, or in tea, or in cooking?
>Thanks for any comments.
>Dee
>
What is Manuka? Here in Hawaii, Manuka means something in Hawaiian.
Doubt it means the same in NZ. If I knew the flowers or field the
bees were visiting, it would be helpful.
aloha,
Thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff
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| Dan Goodman |
smithfarms pure kona wrote:
>
> What is Manuka? Here in Hawaii, Manuka means something in Hawaiian.
> Doubt it means the same in NZ. If I knew the flowers or field the
> bees were visiting, it would be helpful.
For the past 19 years honey researchers at the University of Waikato
have been investigating what many local New Zealanders have accepted as
common wisdom: our local manuka honey is a superior treatment for wound
infections. Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka
bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the
country. (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of
Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to be
produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows uncultivated in a
few parts of Australlia.)
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Dan Goodman
Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/
Decluttering: http://decluttering.blogspot.com
Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.
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| aem |
Dan Goodman wrote:
> [snip] Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka
> bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the
> country. (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of
> Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to
> be produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows
> uncultivated in a few parts of Australia.)
So it's a plant product, not honey from bees?
-aem
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| Dan Goodman |
aem wrote:
> Dan Goodman wrote:
>
>>[snip] Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka
>>bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the
>>country. (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of
>>Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to
>>be produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows
>>uncultivated in a few parts of Australia.)
>
> So it's a plant product, not honey from bees?
My interpretation: It's produced by bees who've fed on manuka bush.
--
Dan Goodman
Journal http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/
Decluttering: http://decluttering.blogspot.com
Predictions and Politics http://dsgood.blogspot.com
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.
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| Rhonda Anderson |
Dan Goodman <dsgood@iphouse.com> wrote in news:421fe7e3$0$13857
$8046368a@newsreader.iphouse.net:
> aem wrote:
>> Dan Goodman wrote:
>>
>>>[snip] Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka
>>>bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the
>>>country. (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of
>>>Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to
>>>be produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows
>>>uncultivated in a few parts of Australia.)
>>
>> So it's a plant product, not honey from bees?
>
> My interpretation: It's produced by bees who've fed on manuka bush.
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Yep - the same way clover honey is produced by bees who gathered nectar
from clover flowers, ironbark honey is produced by bees who gathered
nectar from ironbark flowers and so on.
I've eaten Manuka honey (Miche sent me some a while back) and I enjoyed
it. If I remember correctly it was a fairly strongly flavoured honey - I
enjoy strong honeys, but not everyone does. As Dan's post stated, Manuka
honey is believed to have much higher levels of antibacterial properties
than other honeys, and is marketed for its health benefits. I know in my
local supermarket you'll find it in the health food section rather than
with the other honey varieties.
A little more info here http://au.health.yahoo.com/041101/25/1uqm.html?r=
967673105
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
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| Dee Randall |
"Rhonda Anderson" <schumacher11@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:Xns960A72285D51schumacher11bigpondc@61.9.191.5...
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> I've eaten Manuka honey (Miche sent me some a while back) and I enjoyed
> it. If I remember correctly it was a fairly strongly flavoured honey - I
> enjoy strong honeys, but not everyone does. As Dan's post stated, Manuka
> honey is believed to have much higher levels of antibacterial properties
> than other honeys, and is marketed for its health benefits. I know in my
> local supermarket you'll find it in the health food section rather than
> with the other honey varieties.
>
> A little more info here http://au.health.yahoo.com/041101/25/1uqm.html?r=
> 967673105
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> Rhonda Anderson
> Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
Thanks for taking the time to send the url for the great article on Manuka
Honey. I will keep this on my table now, as I've been keeping Tupelo honey.
I've had it in my 'spare' refrigerator while I was cleaning out the other
refrigerator and never put it back at eye's level again.
What I did find also in my refrigerator is a honey I really like,
"Australian made." When I first used it in a bread, it gave an overwhelming
taste that I really loved, sort of a mid-eastern bread taste, undefinable by
me. At first I thought someone had added kerosene to it (as once happened
to me in a dish in Katmandu!), but after using it several times, I found
that it was really mouth-watering. The same goes with asoefetida (an Indian
spice) that my husband doesn't like, but my mouth starts salivating at the
mere writing of the word, asoefetida.
This honey which I bought at an "halal-type store has the following on the
label. "Melange" "Premium Honey" "Leatherwood" a 500 g jar $3.79. It says,
"Ingredients: Pure, filtered honey" The Leatherwood tree grows in the
forests along the West Coast of Tasmania, an area renown for its rugged
landscape and high rainfall." "Packed for Melange Provisions Inc., Brooklyn
NY"
Have you tried it, Rhonda?
Dee
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| Rhonda Anderson |
"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote in
news:112179jb510rh90@corp.supernews.com:
> This honey which I bought at an "halal-type store has the following
> on the label. "Melange" "Premium Honey" "Leatherwood" a 500 g jar
> $3.79. It says, "Ingredients: Pure, filtered honey" The Leatherwood
> tree grows in the forests along the West Coast of Tasmania, an area
> renown for its rugged landscape and high rainfall." "Packed for
> Melange Provisions Inc., Brooklyn NY"
>
> Have you tried it, Rhonda?
> Dee
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I've heard of Leatherwood honey, but don't recall if I've tried it - I
don't think so. I haven't eaten a lot of honey lately. At the moment I
have some Blue Gum honey, an almost empty jar of blended honey, and a
tiny jar of local Blue Mountains "Wildflower"(not sure which
wildflowers!) honey. I'll have to keep an eye out for Leatherwood - don't
think I've seen it at my supermarket. I have a vague recollection of
having a recipe for pumpkin soup with leatherwood honey - I'll see if I
can find it and post it.
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
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| Karen AKA Kajikit |
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On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:58:45 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
<schumacher11@bigpond.com> wrote:
>I've heard of Leatherwood honey, but don't recall if I've tried it - I
>don't think so. I haven't eaten a lot of honey lately. At the moment I
>have some Blue Gum honey, an almost empty jar of blended honey, and a
>tiny jar of local Blue Mountains "Wildflower"(not sure which
>wildflowers!) honey. I'll have to keep an eye out for Leatherwood - don't
>think I've seen it at my supermarket. I have a vague recollection of
>having a recipe for pumpkin soup with leatherwood honey - I'll see if I
>can find it and post it.
There is absolutely nothing to beat leatherwood honey for taste... the
leatherwood bushes only grow in Tasmania, so I grew up on the stuff.
Look out for a tall skinny rectangular jar with a little white flower
drawn on the label. I had some manuka honey once - it's pretty good
too :)
~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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| Rhonda Anderson |
Karen AKA Kajikit <kanospamjikit@gmail.com> wrote in
news:rmm921t4muqjfih06cufc4pisqh991s1q8@4ax.com:
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:58:45 GMT, Rhonda Anderson
> <schumacher11@bigpond.com> wrote:
I'll have to keep an eye out for Leatherwood -
>>don't think I've seen it at my supermarket. I have a vague
>>recollection of having a recipe for pumpkin soup with leatherwood
>>honey - I'll see if I can find it and post it.
>
> There is absolutely nothing to beat leatherwood honey for taste... the
> leatherwood bushes only grow in Tasmania, so I grew up on the stuff.
> Look out for a tall skinny rectangular jar with a little white flower
> drawn on the label. I had some manuka honey once - it's pretty good
> too :)
OK, will definitely keep an eye out for the leatherwood. Found that
recipe - I'd written it into a book, and didn't note the source. Probably
some magazine or other. Have not tried it - and don't like coriander
leaf, so would leave that out if I do try it.
Pumpkin and Leatherwood Honey Soup with Coriander
700g blue or butternut pumpkin
300g swede
1 large onion
1 large potato
2 sticks celery
1 leek
1 litre chicken stock
knob of butter
1 tbsp oil
150g leatherwood honey
1/4 bunch fresh coriander including stalks
creme fraiche to serve
Peel and dice vegies. Melt oil and butter in large pan. Place vegies in
pan and cook slowly for 10 minutes. Pour on hot stock. Bring to boil and
simmer until vegies are tender. Add honey and coriander stalks. Blend the
soup and strain. Just before serving stir in coriander leaves. Add a blob
of creme fraiche to each bowl or mug.
(OT: BTW, how are the beads going <g>. I've been lurking on the bead
group (mainly I embroider etc. but have been experimenting with making
jewellery), and saw your mum and yourself post there.
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia
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| Miche |
In article <111vheeblnf7o83@corp.supernews.com>,
"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:
> Looking for any comments by anyone who has used Manuka honey from New
> Zealand on a somewhat regular basis.
That would be me, but I'm in New Zealand.
> It is such a strange honey. Do persons in the U.S. use much of it? Is it
> used only as a spread, or in tea, or in cooking?
I use it mainly as a spread; it has too strong a flavour for regular use
in tea or cooking IMO.
Miche
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| Miche |
In article <29iv111jgd319a80puvp1m2qjh7s6p1n1v@4ax.com>,
smithfarms pure kona <thunder@smithfarms.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:41:48 -0500, "Dee Randall"
> <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote:
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> >Looking for any comments by anyone who has used Manuka honey from New
> >Zealand on a somewhat regular basis.
> >It is such a strange honey. Do persons in the U.S. use much of it?
> Is it
> >used only as a spread, or in tea, or in cooking?
> >Thanks for any comments.
> >Dee
> >
> What is Manuka? Here in Hawaii, Manuka means something in Hawaiian.
> Doubt it means the same in NZ. If I knew the flowers or field the
> bees were visiting, it would be helpful.
Manuka is the name of a plant in NZ -- the bees visit manuka flowers and
make honey. The honey contains a compound which is a natural antiseptic
and antibacterial -- it helps heal skin ulcers and the like.
Miche
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| Miche |
In article <1109383574.995250.210720@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
"aem" <aem_again@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dan Goodman wrote:
> > [snip] Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the manuka
> > bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the
> > country. (More recently, as a result of systematic screening of
> > Australian honeys, a honey with the same properties has been found to
> > be produced from Leptospermum polygalifolium, which grows
> > uncultivated in a few parts of Australia.)
>
> So it's a plant product, not honey from bees?
No, it's a honey -- the bees take the nectar from manuka flowers and use
it to make honey the normal way.
Miche
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