Garlicky Honey

Garlicky Honey - features Garlico Marlborough garlic and Old Road Honey Company honey

Both garlic and honey are high in antioxidant compounds and separately help to keep illnesses at bay by balancing our immune systems. Together they are a powerhouse of anti-viral, immune-boosting and anti-bacterial properties. For a 'super-boost' use raw honey and the freshest garlic you can find.

Ingredients

2 or 3 whole bulbs of fresh garlic
Honey
Sterilized glass jar with an airtight lid

Preparation

Separate the garlic bulbs into individual cloves, peel and lightly crush or chop each clove. NB This will help the garlic juice release into the honey.
Place the prepared garlic into the sterilized jar.
Fill the jar with honey and mix to distribute garlic.
Seal the jar with a tight-fitting lid and turn the jar upside down (put onto a plate if you are worried about leaks).
Store in a cool and dark spot away from direct sunshine.

Over the next two weeks you may see some foaming or bubbling in the jar, this is a fermentation process and you can release the gases by quickly opening the lid, re-sealing, then shaking the jar before turning it upside down and putting away again.

The mixture will become a thinner consistency as the garlic releases juice into the honey.

After two weeks the garlicky honey is ready to enjoy although if you can wait a month it's even better! If you aren't going to use the honey a lot it may need burping occasionally. The acidity of honey means bacteria are largely unable to survive and multiply and as long as the jar remains tightly lidded and no moisture gets inside the honey will have a long and happy shelf life.

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