From Mama's Honey Jar Cookbook Author:Catharine P. Smith In Mama's day, everyone knew the value of honey. In addition to it being the sweetener for the morning coffee and tea, honey cured the children's croup and a honey poultice healed their scrapes and cuts. Only now are we getting back to what Mama knew all along: that honey is a good natural sweetener, full of minerals, vitamins and beneficial enz... more »ymes. In these days of over-refined foods, full of chemical additives, honey is once again coming into its own.