Does honey go off?

[evenflow]

Just found a nice big container of honey with comb in it in the back of the cupboard, but it has a useby date of 10/09/2008 on it. Pretty sure honey doesn't go off?

[TonyHetherington]

I thought honey was one of the few things that NEVER goes off?

[grumbledoak]

Not really. Bacteria cannot survive the sugar content.

[ChapppeRS]

I thought jam never went off until I became a student. Turns out it just doesn't go off when my mum is looking after it.

[evenflow]

Well, I've just eaten some. It was blimmin lovely.
Nice knowing you all.

[Defcon5]

I think it just crystalises doesnt it?

[okgo]

Nope.

I recently finished off a case of honey that my Dad collected from our hives in 1989.

[anonymous-user]

I believe honey has been eaten found in egyption tombs!

[parapaul]

Defcon5 said:

I think it just crystalises doesnt it?

Yep. As proved by every jar of honey I've bought for the kids in the last year or so