Wmfd
19-03-2019, 10:07 PM
Being on the edge of the fens I end up with a lot of rape honey. To process I let it set in the bucket, which doesn't take long at all.
When I want to sell I then warm slightly (30-35C) to soften before attacking it with a potato masher.
Result - nice creamed honey, customers love it. I've never risked the whole seeding thing.
However, jarring is then a real pain, it doesn't flow (or at least not in much less than geological timescales) - think two teaspoons, and slowly spooning from bucket to each jar.
Do others do it this way, and does anyone have any ways of making the job easier?
Of course one of these (https://www.abelo.co.uk/shop/bottling-and-pumps-machines/bottling-machine-with-stand/) would be nice:
2971
But at nearly £2,000 it's a bit pricey.
So, I was thinking of one of these, after all surely sausage meat has a high viscosity (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commercial-Sausage-Stuffer-10-Litre-Stainless-Steel-Filler-Maker-Machine-Ten-L/272494393640)?
2972
Any thoughts? Am I making this too hard?
David
When I want to sell I then warm slightly (30-35C) to soften before attacking it with a potato masher.
Result - nice creamed honey, customers love it. I've never risked the whole seeding thing.
However, jarring is then a real pain, it doesn't flow (or at least not in much less than geological timescales) - think two teaspoons, and slowly spooning from bucket to each jar.
Do others do it this way, and does anyone have any ways of making the job easier?
Of course one of these (https://www.abelo.co.uk/shop/bottling-and-pumps-machines/bottling-machine-with-stand/) would be nice:
2971
But at nearly £2,000 it's a bit pricey.
So, I was thinking of one of these, after all surely sausage meat has a high viscosity (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commercial-Sausage-Stuffer-10-Litre-Stainless-Steel-Filler-Maker-Machine-Ten-L/272494393640)?
2972
Any thoughts? Am I making this too hard?
David