Wow, your profile sounds so much like my life,,although I write of other things as well, but not really put both feet in yet!
I have come across looking up of plants and herbs to going natural to a lot of what I have available. But, I have a questions regarding what I am seeing many times now of “honey to babies”.
What on earth did the native Indians use then, if not allowed to give it to their babies. I have a book on natural living uses of plants and herbs they used which has the properties broken down to what the processing of all things they would use a specific plant or herb for, even cattails for the flour at the root, etc. But as this just came up again in one of your recipes, which I enjoy by the way, very nice site; I thought I would ask you.
What does honey do to babies,,I for one could not have any children but even though from a large family, I don’t recall this being the case. As long ago, without spilling out my age…I seem to remember mothers filling up bottles with water and honey back then.
I will await a reply in my gmail mailbox if you can. Thanks so much for your wonderful inspiring site, it purks me up to see it. I am an artist as well, and like how you portrayed yourself because that is what I find awkward to doing is talking of myself and what I can do.
Mind you, my skills seem so varied and all over the map! Must narrow that down soon!
Mayda McFadden – Thanks for Pinning me too, as I am the one catching up on life’s past due interests, while I suffer my aches and pains that became a deterrent, so I believe in go natural and start fresh too!
TJsays
Hi, Mayda! Thanks for the question! The idea behind not giving a baby honey is that their underdeveloped digestive system might not be able to take the possible presence of botulism in the honey, whereas, adults are “strong” enough to handle the teeny tiny bit of botulism in it. I am required legally to put that in my post and also to cover my rear. 🙂 It is very debatable whether this is reality or not. I’ve known many moms who give their babies honey with no problem, but each mom must only do so at their and their child’s own risk. I personally think a big chunk of it is just doctors have been saying this to prevent themselves from getting into legal trouble–just like they say pregnant women shouldn’t eat hot dogs due to a very tiny risk of listeria.
Wow, your profile sounds so much like my life,,although I write of other things as well, but not really put both feet in yet!
I have come across looking up of plants and herbs to going natural to a lot of what I have available. But, I have a questions regarding what I am seeing many times now of “honey to babies”.
What on earth did the native Indians use then, if not allowed to give it to their babies. I have a book on natural living uses of plants and herbs they used which has the properties broken down to what the processing of all things they would use a specific plant or herb for, even cattails for the flour at the root, etc. But as this just came up again in one of your recipes, which I enjoy by the way, very nice site; I thought I would ask you.
What does honey do to babies,,I for one could not have any children but even though from a large family, I don’t recall this being the case. As long ago, without spilling out my age…I seem to remember mothers filling up bottles with water and honey back then.
I will await a reply in my gmail mailbox if you can. Thanks so much for your wonderful inspiring site, it purks me up to see it. I am an artist as well, and like how you portrayed yourself because that is what I find awkward to doing is talking of myself and what I can do.
Mind you, my skills seem so varied and all over the map! Must narrow that down soon!
Mayda McFadden – Thanks for Pinning me too, as I am the one catching up on life’s past due interests, while I suffer my aches and pains that became a deterrent, so I believe in go natural and start fresh too!
Hi, Mayda! Thanks for the question! The idea behind not giving a baby honey is that their underdeveloped digestive system might not be able to take the possible presence of botulism in the honey, whereas, adults are “strong” enough to handle the teeny tiny bit of botulism in it. I am required legally to put that in my post and also to cover my rear. 🙂 It is very debatable whether this is reality or not. I’ve known many moms who give their babies honey with no problem, but each mom must only do so at their and their child’s own risk. I personally think a big chunk of it is just doctors have been saying this to prevent themselves from getting into legal trouble–just like they say pregnant women shouldn’t eat hot dogs due to a very tiny risk of listeria.