Ancient Honey

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It’s been a busy season over here. Christmas has come and gone. I personally had a great Christmas. Successfully gave and received gifts. Ate lots of good food. Spent time with family. It was good. And I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas too.

I’ve never really understood why people say Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate. If you’re a person and you were alive on December 25th, I hope you had a happy day, regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not.

I was reading today about ancient Egyptians and how they used to include a jar of honey when they’d bury pharaohs. Apparently, they thought bees came from the tears of the sun god, Ra. But the interesting thing is that three thousand years later, they’re digging up these tombs and finding that the honey is still in good condition and perfectly edible.

On the one hand, that’s an amazing shelf life. On the other hand, can you imagine being the guy excavating the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh and being like, oh, great, honey, and actually eating it?

I mean, I get that honey is acidic, moisture-free, and contains an enzyme from the bees to kill unwanted guests, but still. I don’t know that I’d want to eat anything that’s been sitting next to a decomposing pharaoh for three thousand years.

Of course, it could be a delicacy. Who knows?

If they sold it, it might be quite profitable.

But I think I’ll stick with my honey from Publix.

Anyway, if you’ve ever tried three-thousand-year-old, Egyptian-tomb honey, do let me know how it was. I’m interested. For science.

And don’t forget Stuff Your Kindle Day! Happy readings!