3 ways to sweeten up your day

There’s lots of buzz these days about raw honey. If you’re accustomed to grocery store honey, it’s time to branch out and taste the striking differences in local honey, sourced from different flowering trees and shrubs.

Creamed honey

H.L. Franklin’s Healthy Honey in Statesboro harvests honey from eight different Georgia plant sources, including palmetto, tupelo and gallberry. A very special variety is their crystalized cotton honey. They’ve recently added creamed honey to their product line. It was just recognized as the finalists’ choice at the 2018 Flavor of Georgia competition, and won best of the honey and related products category. Creamed honey is one of our favorite ways to enjoy this sweet treat. It’s not honey mixed with cream — it’s honey that’s been whipped to create a creamy texture. It doesn’t drip or drizzle. It stays creamy, and that means it’s great for spreading on toast, or using as a sandwich spread with something like ham or turkey. And, that makes it easy to enjoy all day long. $16 per 12-ounce jar. Available

at Etsy, Amazon and franklinfoodsllc.com, where

you also will find a list of retailers.

Creamed honey from H. L. Franklin’s Healthy Honey has been whipped to create a creamy texture.