Golden Honey Jars on a Sunny Counter in Sweetwater

her toddler from one hip to the other. “It had a chemical smell, like plastic.”

David stepped forward, handing her a fresh wooden paddle with a dollop of honey on the tip.

“That’s the high-fructose syrup they use to bulk it out,” David said. “Our bees only visit clover and sourwood.”

“It’s thick,” she said, watching her little boy lick continue reading …