sca-cooks: no recipe = period?

[Fiona Porteous]

On Sun, 13 Apr 1997 Uduido at aol.com wrote:
> 
> As far as honey is concerned there is no known pathogenic germs that I am
> currently aware of that can survive in a honey environment. It males an
> excellent disinfectant when smeared on wounds and tastes better than salves
> when we are forced to retreat and lick our wounds.
> 
> Lord Ras
> 
Beg to differ, Lord Ras, but one anaerobic bacterium can and does survive in
honey... botulism spores. Mothers are cautioned not to use honey in any
preparation for an infant because of this. I doubt the concentration is
enough to affect an adult, but babies are very susceptible. 

Ceridwen