Which came first, wheat or honey? History celebrates the battlefields whereon we meet our death, but scorns to speak of the plowed fields whereby we thrive. It knows the names of the king’s bastards but cannot tell us the origin of wheat. This is the way of human folly. Jean Henry Fabre Its interesting that we cannot really know the origin of two staples of our pantry. Wheat or honey. Both are essential to our baking delicious and rich sweets and…
Did you know that honey has been associated with royalty, wealth, health and even love for as long as written history could record? Egyptian pharaohs used honey in their marriages, in beauty regimens, Romans made honey cakes and offered them to Gods, and according to Greek mythology Cupid dipped his love arrows in sweet honey and aimed them at unexpected lovers. Today, I want to talk about some ancient Roman honey legends and recipes. In Roman empire, honey was glorified as a…