Patent ID: 8679256

Claim:
A method for forming a soft, spreadable honey product comprising: providing a container with a cylindrical container wall; rotating an auger within the container with an exterior auger flight having an outer edge closely adjacent the container wall leaving a clearance therebetween; the auger flight acting to drive material to one discharge end of the container with a discharge valve at the discharge end; feeding raw honey in solid crystalline form so as to contain crystals onto the flight of the auger to be engaged into the flight and carried toward the discharge end; maintaining the discharge valve closed for period of time to cause the honey to be fed by the auger flight to the discharge end and to pass through the clearance along the container from the discharge end in a mixing action to effect mixing of the honey; the mixing action being carried out until the crystals in the honey are broken down to form the honey into the soft, spreadable honey product; the mixing action being carried out without the use of any heat at any time; and after the mixing action opening the discharge valve to discharge the product.