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Homestead tomato

[English] plural Homestead tomatoes

A huge, red indeterminate beefsteak tomato variety averaging around 457 g (1 lb) in weight.

Homesweet tomato

[English] plural Homesweet tomatoes

A Cambridgeshire variety of irregular, red tomato.

hominy

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Dried empty kernels of maize. It needs to be soaked overnight and cooked for a lengthy period.

hominy grits

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Coarsely-ground, husked maize kernels used to make coarse breads and gruels.

Honduran

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Honduras

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Light coffee with chocolate-like flavour.

honey

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Honey bees visit about two million flowers to make one pound of honey. An average hive of 40-45,000 bees produces 20-30 lb of honey to survive the winter as they primarily make this for them to eat, rather than us. However, given more space they will make a surplus and this is how sufficient honey is produced to feed the needs of the public. Honey 3,000 years old was found in one of the tombs of the pharaohs.

honey agaric

[English] plural honey agarics

Honey mushroom. Honey fungus. They should always be well cooked.

honeyberry

[English] plural honeyberries

A slightly ovoid-shaped tropical fruit with thick green skin and rather gummy yellowish or pinkish flesh. It contains either one or two seeds and its flavour is said to be similar to that of grapes.

honeybush (tea)

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A refreshing, caffeine-free tea similar to conventional tea but with a hint of honey. Can be served with milk.