crusts of baked goods, in marinades and
glazes, and other preparations.
Honey and Health; Infant Botulism Though
honey has not been refined the way table
sugar is and is chemically complex, it is no
wonder food. Its vitamin content is negligible;
bees get most of theirs from pollen. Its
antibacterial properties, which led early
physicians to use it to dress wounds, are due
largely to hydrogen peroxide, one of the
products of glucose-oxidizing enzyme and a
substance well known and long employed in
medicine. And honey should not be fed to
children less than a year old. It often carries
the seed-like dormant spores of the botulism
bacterium (Clostridium botulinum), which are
able to germinate in immature digestive
systems. Infant botulism can cause difficulty
in breathing and paralysis.
Tree Syrups and Sugars: Maple, Birch, Palm