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Can I put slices of lemon and ginger in my jar of honey to give it gingery-lemony taste? Is it a bad idea? Will it go bad faster?

>> No.14881794

Make sure it's fully submerged and you should be fine.

>> No.14881840

>>14881747
what >>14881794 said, if you fully submerge the lemon and ginger should be fine, honey can be used as a conservant so it probably would last for a while, honey doesnt rot

>> No.14881866

>>14881747
it will definitely go bad faster. honey doesn't go bad if the water content is low enough. adding lemon to it will add water. what are you using the honey for? are you using this for drinks? you could go with a vinegar and add the fruits you want, then add honey to sweeten it. the way you drink it is you add a couple of tablespoons of it to a glass of water or seltzer. it's a very old style of drink. I make it with the leftover pulp from my wine

>> No.14881872

>>14881840
>>14881794
Thanks anons, I might try it like that.

>>14881866
Usually I stir it in my tea/herbal infusions, sometimes I just take a teaspoon raw in the morning. I also often add lemon together with the honey, so I figured maybe I can cut my workload in half by combining them.
That sounds like an interesting drink, how long does it last in the fridge?

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>>14881747

>> No.14882923

>>14881747
>slices of lemon
To flavor the honey, strips of lemon peel would work better than slices of fruit. Less added moisture, and you are putting the part loaded with flavor oils in.

Also means you can do it all with a vegetable peeler. This will make the thin slices of ginger that will infuse better.

>> No.14882992

>>14881747

>lemon and ginger both full of water
>sugar pulls all the moisture out of thibgs
>honey gets watery and goes rancid

you played yourself, kid

>> No.14883004

B O T U L I S M

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>>14881882

>> No.14883079

>>14882992
That's why I figured I should ask /ck/ first before I accidentally make mustard gas.

>> No.14883113

>>14883079

>dehydrate lemons and ginger
>add to honey

gamechanger

>> No.14883155

>>14883005
I hate cartoon posters

>> No.14883219

>>14881882
What's even the point if the vinegar only goes up halfway? Seems like a nice way to get food poisoning since half of the stuff isn't being preserved and will get moldy.

>> No.14883226

>>14881794
Maybe also blanch the ginger and lemon?

>> No.14883243

>>14881882
>that hand color

Dunno what I expected.

>> No.14883253

>>14881882
big if true

>> No.14883256

>>14881794
>Make sure it's fully submerged and you should be fine.
Not true.

1) honey has an infinite shelf life, so it's not the problem if you add nothing to it. They have honey they found with caves nearby the Dead Sea Scrolls and it doesn't go bad in millinea. But, the thing about honey is this environment that things within the honey have anaerobic bacteria that it introduces and then it blooms within the honey, so botulism 101 no-no.
2) You should instead consider making lemon-ginger jam, that includes a honey component with the sugar, or just adding honey separately to the tea. Spooning a little bit of strong ginger stem and lemon marmalade into the tea would be delightful (cocktails too). This should be properly canned, using all restrictions of temperature, vacuum seals in the sterilized jars, etc. There's already ginger jam and lemon marmalade on the market, nothing wrong with making it yourself however. I imagine you need to be sure the peel is removed, maybe even shocked in hot water to remove it. I think you should can it in the mini smallest of mason jars, refrigerate after opening, however, and chuck it once opened about a month or so. Be considerate for clean utensils in the jar, as well.

>> No.14883857

>>14881872
drinking vinegars were invented a few hundred years before refrigeration. they keep as long as vinegar keeps generally.

>> No.14883869

>>14883219
I'm the one that suggested drinking vinegars in the thread earlier and I agree you need to cover the ingredients at the very least. the water content is also probably pretty bad in that stuff.