In these times of worsening economic uncertainty and challenges with providing quality food and adequate nutrition for the family, it is important for people everywhere to be intentional about proper food storage techniques and to have adequate knowledge of how to make the small amount of food available last longer.
The number one item on this esoteric list is honey. This is the one food item that most people have heard about. Honey does not expire. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in Egyptian tombs that were over 3,000 years old, and it was still perfectly edible. The reason is simple: honey has an incredibly low moisture content, such that bacteria literally cannot survive in it. Even if honey crystallises, and it will over time, you just warm it gently, and it goes right back to its liquid form. Raw, unfiltered honey is best because it has not been heated
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