Thursday, July 29, 2010

What's the deal with honey?


It comes in a little plastic bottle. The honey is contained inside the bottle, which is often shaped like a bear. The honey comes out of a little tiny hole on the top of the bottle. There is a lid that snaps closed over that little hole. Now it's a gewey substance so I can see how when you end your pour, how a little residue could be left around the honey hole. So then why is it that halfway through the bottle, the entire exterior of the bottle is covered in a film of honey? It gets all over your hands, it pools on the bottom of the cupboard. It's like juggling pine cones. You handle it for ten seconds and you're chasing sap all over your body for hours. How does this happen? How does the honey get all over the friggin' bottle? It's like it travels through the plastic by osmosis or something. I love honey. Love it. But this stickey situation (ding!) is cause to reconsider. I just don't get it.

2 comments:

Helen's Capers said...

we are big honey eaters and have searched high and low for the perfect honey dispenser. we've tried about three different ones over the last few years but think we've found the perfect one! i bought some agave nectar from costco and reused one of the containers for honey. it sucks the honey right back in; no mess. brilliant!

j.h.k. said...

Brilliant! Will you please call the big wigs at the honey company? I just walked by our little work kitchen to make some tea. I took one look at the honey bottle and decided it wasn't worth it.