SC - Roasting Methods

Philip & Susan Troy troy at asan.com
Mon Jun 23 17:39:57 PDT 1997


VEARLEY at aol.com wrote:
> 
>(snip)
> 
> When I was pregnant, I was told that honey contains a bacteria (? or
> something - it's been a _long_ time!) that the human digestive system can't
> protect against before approximately one year old.  Babies should _not_ be
> given honey or products made with honey until they'e at least a year old.

(snip)

This is correct.  It is botulin toxin whch is the problem.  Once the
child is older, honey is safe, but a baby doesn't have the system
defenses "up and running" for a while. 

Cooked items are not a problem - it is the raw honey which is risky.

Morgan of Hawksreach


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