I was chatting with our publisher, Andy Scheck, and he informed me he now has a honey bee hive in his garden! Wow, I thought, that could be scary. But he said it is actually really great, because he will have plenty of honey for his family (and perhaps all of his friends) when beekeeper Mike Vigo comes to collect the harvest from the hive. These types of hives are harvested twice a year, and each harvest will produce up to 25 pounds of honey! (See article, page D1.)
"What will I ever do with 50 pounds of honey?" Andy wondered.
That is a great question! I was thinking perhaps holiday gifts and maybe even a small jar for yours truly ...
This windfall of "homegrown" honey, which will be ready sometime in September in the Scheck garden, prompted Andy to come up with recipes using honey, and this adaptation of his mom's German cookie recipe is one of them. I made these cookies and it was as if they vanished into thin air right along with the honey bees. Delicious! Thank you, Anneliese and Andy!
"What will I ever do with 50 pounds of honey?" Andy wondered.
That is a great question! I was thinking perhaps holiday gifts and maybe even a small jar for yours truly ...
This windfall of "homegrown" honey, which will be ready sometime in September in the Scheck garden, prompted Andy to come up with recipes using honey, and this adaptation of his mom's German cookie recipe is one of them. I made these cookies and it was as if they vanished into thin air right along with the honey bees. Delicious! Thank you, Anneliese and Andy!
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