In essence, a honey/gelatin food product in accordance with the present invention comprises or consists of 1 ml to 5 ml of honey that is infused into a cube of gelatin as for example, animal gelatin and solidified to a solid shaped product. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the honey is clover honey. The reason for selecting clover honey is that it provides excellent sweetening properties without adding flavor. Accordingly, the hot tea or coffee flavor is maintained. One embodiment may also include small amounts of other ingredients as for example mint in amounts of not more than 0.5 wgt % of the honey.
The invention also contemplates a method of making a honey/gelatin food product. The method comprises or consists of providing a mass of clover, alfalfa or other honey and a liquid gelatin for example bovine; heating the mass of clover honey to a temperature of less than about 40° C. to preserve its nutrients; filtering the honey to remove impurities and to remove or prevent beading therein; the honey is then injected into the gelatin. Thereafter the filtered honey in gelatin is formed into a cube or other shape by adding the filtered honey in a mold in an amount of about ½ to one teaspoon of honey. The honey/gelatin product is then cooled to a temperature of about 20° C.; and packaged individually and finally into an appropriate package such as a sealed package with light protection.