Golden Honey Jars on a Sunny Counter in Sweetwater

the main honey valve opens, this pump injects a precise measure of syrup into the line before it reaches the bottling jars.”

My hand went to the wooden framing of the hatch to steady myself, my thumb pressing hard against the raw pine.

“So none of it is pure,” I said, the words cold in my mouth. “He is not just stretching the surplus.”