Honey, honey

Honey, honey
Hmmn! Yummy, yummy
It tastes so sweet,
Oh, so good.
I feel fine
With just one spoon
Oh mummy, mummy
Give me some more
With my food.

Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by honey bees, and derived from the nectar of flowers

It is significantly sweeter than table sugar and has attractive chemical properties for baking. It has a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners.

Properly stored, honey is the one food that does not spoil - 3,000-year-old honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs was tasted and considered edible.

Honey is hygroscopic: it can absorb and hold moisture so that any moulds and bacteria that touch it quickly lose their own moisture and die.

It's why cakes made with honey stay moist longer than ones made with sugar.