Sousbone (sweet and sour beans in sauce) was first made by the Romans, who used vinegar, spices and honey. The 13th century Arabs made a similar dish with sweetened mustart, vinegar and raisins. In the 17th century, the Dutch used prune juice and syrup or honey to make their version of sweet and sour beans, which they brought to the Cape of Good Hope when they settled there in 1652. By the 1740's it had evolved into a salad made with black-eyed beans (swartbekboontjies), butter and vinegar.

This honey which comes from an apiary of 120 hives is comprised of soetdoring, lusern and veld flowers of the Klein Karoo. Interesting fact about honey: Honey is one of the few foods that do not require a "sell by" date as it does not go off.