{"id":3819,"date":"2008-05-06T12:28:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-06T11:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2018-02-20T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:00:43","slug":"honey-from-clova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/honey-from-clova\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey from Clova by Clova McQueen – review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Honey Or to give the book its full and poetic title:\u00a0 Honey \u2013 A handbook for home, health and happiness by Clova McQueen. That has got to be the most perfect name for a food writer with a health food shop. I wonder if the shop is called Bees Knees as Usual?<\/span><\/p>\n

I am surprised that this is Clova\u2019s first book but I hope it won\u2019t be her last. She has an obvious talent for relaying information .This is quite one of the most entertaining books I have read in a long while. It\u2019s informative but also very funny. The kind of humour that makes you laugh out loud and I didn\u2019t expect to find that in a cookbook.<\/p>\n

I say \u201ccookbook\u201d but it\u2019s not strictly just that. It\u2019s a little encyclopaedia of honey. You will learn the history of honey from mythical times to now, all about hives, the uses of honey, how it features in music and romance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fascinating substance whose properties are legendary, mysterious and traditionally comforting. Clova McQueen (don\u2019t you just love that name) guides us through all the aspects of honey in an absorbing and light-hearted way. She includes some gorgeous recipes such as Honey and Whisky Ice Cream Whip and a drink called Hair of the Dog which sounds so nice that it would be worth suffering a hangover just to have the excuse to try it.<\/p>\n

Clova also has a section on beauty and honey which includes Honey Lip Balm and Honey and Oatmeal Face Mask. The chapter on health and honey suggests honey as a cure for both insomnia and constipation. Now, that worries me! Think about it!<\/p>\n

Clova McQueen ends with this little story about the great Scottish comedian Chic Murray. He described staying in a particularly uninspiring guest house where, after an uncomfortable night\u2019s sleep, he ordered some toast for breakfast. When it finally arrived at his table, it was accompanied by a small basket of jams and preserves. Hidden in the middle of the basket was one miniscule jar of honey. \u201cAh\u201d, said Chic to the guest house manager, \u201cI see you keep a bee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Honey \u2013 A handbook for home, health and happiness
\nAuthor: Clova McQueen
\nPublished by: Black & White Publishing Ltd
\nPrice: \u00a37.99
\nISBN 13:978 1 84502 158 0<\/p>\n

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Book review by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read my reviews of other books about honey here<\/a><\/h4>\n

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