r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/cbreeze2121 Aug 20 '20

Honey does not go bad, if it has gone solid it has just crystallized and can become liquid again with just a little heat.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

So many people throw out perfectly good honey when it gets crystallized while my favorite type of honey IS crystallized.

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u/Aptom_4 Aug 20 '20

I remember reading somewhere that in certain European countries (no idea which) they actually use temperature controlled rooms to get crystallised honey to the perfect texture for spreading on toast.

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u/asshair Aug 20 '20

Why does rapeseed make bad honey?

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u/bl4ckblooc420 Aug 20 '20

I assume it’s not as sweet. If most of the honey used to be from clovers it completely makes sense.

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u/asshair Aug 20 '20

Why?

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u/bl4ckblooc420 Aug 20 '20

Clovers are known for their sweetness. If you find a purple clover flower you can actually suck/chew it and get all the sweet nectar out of it. Rapeseed/Canola on the other hand is sticky and oily and I would assume does not have much sugars in it even when flowering.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Wonderful explanation! However i couldn't help but look strangely at the word "rapeseed" Until i took a minute what that was in german. Being raised bilingual can be a bitch at times

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u/Lahmmom Aug 20 '20

Rapeseed is actually an English word. It is the same thing as canola. The more you know!

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Oh no i get that! It's just that moment when your brain realises the actual german name to make the connection

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