Honey

Honey has been around a long time. A line drawing on a Mesolithic rock painting on a wall in a cave in Valencia, Spain, shows two honey-hunters collecting honey and honeycomb from a wild nest, which indicates honey collecting has been going on for the better part of 10,000 years.

In the Roman Empire, honey was possibly used instead of gold to pay taxes. In some parts of Greece, it was formerly the custom for a bride to dip her fingers in honey and make the sign of the cross before entering her new home, ensuring sweetness in her married life.

Here's one more: after his death in battle, the head of Count Vladimir III (aka Vlad the Impaler, Vladimir Tepes and best known as the model for the fictional (?) character of Dracula) was cut off and presented to the Ottoman Sultan, preserved in a jar of honey.

Enough said about that. This week, a look at honey.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Human bonding rituals often involve a great deal of talking, and dancing, and crying." - Commander Worf to Commander Data, on weddings, Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Data’s Day”

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Honey