Food question

[Harmon]

Ya, ya, I know- Gaming board not the food channel, but the food board is vicious. Hopefully there is someone else out there in the know that can answer this question for me.

I have known for some time that honey does not spoil (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Honey). Late the other night (while trying to sleep) I pondered about other foods that don’t spoil. Are there any others?

 

[mojo1701]

I'm pretty sure that it's the only one.

 

[Jdvn1]

Honey doesn't ever spoil? Not even after 200 years?

I would guess salt doesn't spoil.

 

[Harmon]

Here is something I learned while looking for more on honey and foods that don't spoil.

"Q: What makes honey such a good antibiotic?"
"A: It draws moisture out of everything it touches. Germs can't live without moisture."

This I suppose is a home remedy type thing, but interesting never the less.

 

[Harmon]

The reason I heard about the honey never spoils thing was something I read about Howard Carter opening King Tut's tomb. They had some honey from the crypt in their tea. I was amazed that Carter would be so daft, then I realized that if it didn't spoil then bacteria more then likely would not grow in it and it might well be alright after all those years.

Carter was either an idiot or very smart.

 

[Crothian]

Or just lucky....

Honey doen't spoil as far as I know

 

[Viking Bastard]

It does dry, though. Gets all crusty with time.

But dap a drop of water in it and it's fine.

 

[mojo1701]

It's mostly the right combination of sugars and the lack of moisture that stops bacteria from building.

 

[Harmon]

Thanks guys, thats cool.

No one can find another food that doesn't spoil then? :\

I felt there was another one out there, but can't place it.

 

[Jdvn1]

Salt spoils?