Introduction: Sweet Treat, Homemade Honey Sticks.
This Instructable will teach you how to easily make a honey stick. It's a simple and tasty snack.
Step 1: Materials
1. Honey, of cource! http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/honey
2. A straw, make sure it's not bendy.
3. Sissors
4 Painter's tape.
*This can get sticky*
Step 2: Sealing the End
Pinch one end of the straw closed. Fold a piece tape around the pinched end to keep it closed, then wrap a second piece piece around the circumference of the pinched end to make it honey proof and sealed shut.
Step 3: Air Hole and Fill.
With the tip of your sissors, snip a tiny cut at the edge of the tape of the sealed end. This will let air out and allow you to fill the straw with honey.
Filling:
For me, filling is easy. This is because the lid of my "honey bear" has a hole that perfectly fits the straw. All I have to is incert the open end of the straw into the container, invert the container, and squeeze. The honey will be forced into the straw, and the hole you cut will not allow the air to be compacted at the bottom of the straw. It will release the pressure so that the honey doesn't shoot back out. Finaly, Tape over the hole and enjoy. No more waiting 'till Farmers Markets.
Eating:
You can suck the honey out through the unsealed end, chew on the stick, or try to lick it out.
I haven't tried sealing both ends, but this might be able to be stored if you did.
Bunch several together to make a honey comb.
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9 years ago on Introduction
or use a seal a meal. with the seal only function.
12 years ago on Introduction
You could also just melt the end of the straw with a lighter, take your fingers to press the ends together and seal. It doesn't burn your fingers, but be careful.
Reply 9 years ago on Introduction
Thanks for the suggestion! I just did my own instructable using the technique you're referring to.
DIY Honey Sticks
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
You could alsom use wax! I've seen honey straws sealed with wax.
13 years ago on Introduction
How do you eat it? Suck the honey out, or bite the straw?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Both. ;)
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
What if you froze these, extracted the stick, and used them as tea stirrers?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
That's a cool idea. Does honey freeze?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
...freeze...cool idea...
Yeh, well, I thought it was amusing!
Nice idea for a snack - #2 son would love them, whilst simultaneously gluing himself to the fridge :-)
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
#1 wouldn't like them? (Do you actually call them #1 and #2? ..."One, get over here!")
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
#1 is not so keen on honey.
I do occasionally call them by their numbers (it's a family thing - my dad calls me #1 son, even though I have no brothers, just a sister), especially if I'm calling them from a distance.
Mainly, though, it's an identity precaution (just like I refer to my other half as Kitewife because she has a very unusual name that would be easy to track down). I'll keep calling them #1 and #2 online until they're old enough to understand the dangers of identity theft and can decide for themselves.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
(It's not "1" and "2", though, it's "Number One Son" and "Number Two Son". I think my dad pinched the idea off old Charlie Chan films).
Reply 10 years ago on Introduction
Very efficient... I plan on naming my robot army that way. When I take over the world, I will dedicate my success to instrucables! The general robot even looks like an instrucables robot!
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
like jackie chan? rush hour was like hecka cool
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
No, an old movie detective.
(google)
This is a fan site and so is this.
Good ol' Wikipedia
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
eh detectives aint no cool!
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
Well everything freezes...im not sure if it would freeze in a normal freezer though..
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
it wouldn't freeze in a normal freezer it would just crystalize
11 years ago on Introduction
We have a hive at our house... From two boxes we got EIGHTY POUNDS OF HONEY!!!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
ha ha with our 3 we got 260!!! :P