A Honey of a Deal...

October 13, 2014

Here in our neck of the Valley, it has been raining for most of the past three days.  Not pouring down rain, but enough to keep us inside.  This morning I woke up and got ready to step outside for a morning walk and it was (you guessed it) raining again.

Although I’m happy to see the rain after the dry summer, I wish it would’ve held off until after this holiday weekend.  Our county had its annual heritage festival and the attendance was down due to the weather.  I look forward to this yearly festival where my creativity gets re-charged by seeing all of the handicraft displays as well as the craft demonstrations. 

At the festival, I purchased some “raw” honey and some beeswax from a local vendor.  Other than the obvious “yum, yum factor” honey has many uses in my household.  In addition to using honey for making my face wipes (see my “Shine On” blog post from April 3, 2014), I drink a cup of what I like to call “honey tea” every morning before I eat breakfast.  Honey tea is a cup of hot water, a teaspoon of honey and about ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon.  I find that this brew, along with two fish oil capsules in with my daily dose of vitamins, helps to lessen some of the joint aches and pains that I’ve developed as I’ve grown older.  (I think I should note here that I am definitely not a medical professional and this is not an alternative to doctor-prescribed medication for joint pain; it’s just another “Swamp Witch Hattie” thing I do.) 

Honey also has natural anti-bacterial properties.  I often put a dab of honey on minor cuts or scrapes and cover the area with a Band-Aid.  This seems to make my scrapes heal faster. 

In my opinion, honey straight from the source, is one of God’s great gifts.  It has lots of practical uses around the house and tastes great with a dab of butter on a gluten-free biscuit!  

The ingredients for "honey tea"...cinnamon, raw honey, and
a cup of water.  (The yellow rectangle is a block of beeswax
that I bought when I purchased the honey.  I'll use that to make
plaintain ointment, which is good for minor cuts and skin irritations.)

My morning cup of honey tea.  I drink it down in just a couple
of gulps.  The taste is not something that you'd really want to
savor, so I drink it fast and move on with my day.