by B.L. Unkel | Apr 24, 2021 | History
Have you ever heard of a Courting Candle? I hadn’t. Not until a recent visit to a local museum. According to the museum’s exhibit, a father used a courting candle to limit the length of time a suitor could spend with his daughter. When the candle burned down to the...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 17, 2021 | Baking
Continuing my unexpectedly long Honey “Did You Know?” (DYK), here are some interesting food and cooking facts. Cooking and Eating Honey DYK honey is the only food that will not spoil and does not need refrigeration as long as it is in a sealed container? DYK...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 10, 2021 | History
Honey is a sweet treat produced by honeybees and is loved by bears and humans alike, right? So what else is there to know? Quite a lot, actually. In fact, there’s too much to write in just one “Did You Know?” (DYK). Even sharing only the most interesting highlights, I...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 3, 2021 | History
With spring flowers popping up everywhere, and the use of honey in several recipes I’ve recently tried, I found myself thinking about honeybees. Did you know honeybees are not native to North America? I didn’t. European settlers brought them here in the 1620s. Prior...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 1, 2021 | Holidays
Today is April 1st, also known as April Fool’s Day, and I want to share with you something emailed to me years ago. According to the Truth or Fiction? website’s blog, posted March 17, 2015, the following is not true. Nevertheless, I believe this fictional judge...
