Honey

As you know, one of the fascinating neighbor's I have on The World is an Arab Sheik. He often shares his mid-eastern delicacies with us, and this AM was no exception. Delivered to our table was a sumptuous, drippy piece of honeycomb. Shortly thereafter, he came over and explained that this was the finest honey in the world, which came from Yemen. This honey, he told us sells for 1,000 dollars a tin, but is usually unavailable because the entire output is sold to "big wigs" throughout the Mid East. They feed it to their prize camels just before they race to increase their energy levels. Evidently, the winner's stake is so high that they don't mind this expense. So like the prized camels, at my friend's urging, I cut off a chunk of the oozing honeycomb and chewed it until all of the delicious honey had been extracted. They also swallow the waxy residue, but I decided against doing that! Another fascinating experience on The World