Not only a wonderfully informative video but you are absolutely adorable, love your accent too! Thank you!!

@WoodlandClassroom

5 күн бұрын

thanks for watching :-)

Than you for this video I live in a pine forest I knew you could make pine needle tea but didn’t know what varieties of pine to use have 2 huge spruce trees in my garden I will be trying some of your recipes

Great ideas!!! First time here and already love it. I do live in conifer country here in Minnesota. Thank you so much!

Love your ideas! I have a couple jars of the syrup on the go right now. I also love using them chopped up and tossed with potatoes, garlic and olive oil for yummy roasted potatoes. I just used about 1/2 chopped up in a skirt steak marinade which was amazing! Chop some of them up and rub under the skin of chicken along with butter, yummy! I have pickled a bunch of them to use in place of capers over the winter months, which is my favourite way to use them. I love making tea with the tips and adding some fresh lemon or lime and honey. Such an abundant and beautiful ingredient that nature provided for us!

@WoodlandClassroom

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that

First class video very interesting can't get enough of it.

@WoodlandClassroom

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Badger thanks Colin 😊

what a fantastic little video! thank u so much!! very lovely voice

@WoodlandClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the feedback.

I follow you on facebook...and it's delightful what you are doing. Great foraging recipes, thank you xx

Fab video, thank you. :)

@WoodlandClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

thanks very much

Excellent !! Thanks !

@WoodlandClassroom

3 жыл бұрын

We hope you make some tasty stuff

Thank you

Wonderful Vidro

I have watched people make a similar syrup with conifer pinecones

What a superb video and thank you very much 😀👍👌😀

@WoodlandClassroom

Жыл бұрын

thanks very much

@rogt332

Жыл бұрын

@@WoodlandClassroom Very welcome and have subscribed and great to see this content 🙂

Really appreciate this video, can't wait to pick my firsts shoots this spring! Can you please tell me from what part of UK your accent is from? Probably the most lovely british accent to be honest, makes it very easy to listen to the whole video!

@WoodlandClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I am from Staffordshire which is in the mid-north of England.

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When you boil a spaghetti - put some spruce tips

Thank you 😊 for your this. I would use those brown tips in my compost. Can I eat the tips raw? As garnish salt mixed with Himalayan salt or kosher salt? I live in Tobermory Ontario Canada Grey Bruce Peninsula county

Amazing, loving the inspiration and passion. Best channel on foraging! I studied nutrition at uni and really love the coverage of this, along with building your imune system up in such times. I've also started a KZread channel covering this too, along with recipes. Keep up the great work & look forward to visiting and attending a class, when the opprotunity arises

@WoodlandClassroom

4 жыл бұрын

James Hibbert thanks James 😊

@HappyHungryHibby

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget to subscribe to my channels too, in particular my coctail channel, using foraged ingredients kzread.info/head/PLdsFNaW1ftoSq9fWedc1Apsz5LwJHHfRP 😜🍸🌿

Thank you for the video ❤️ Can you put them in cooking please, are they actually edible, thanks x

@WoodlandClassroom

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can eat these spruce tips when they're young and fresh on the branch. Look for the bright green colour. You could cook with them, although I suspect you wouldn't want to cook them for long, I'd add them in toward the end of a dish.Try the taste raw first to decide what dishes they might go best with though. Also, be aware of Yew - this is a superficially similar looking tree which needs to be avoided as it's poisonous.

@ruthsmith2367

3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodlandClassroom thank you, I will look today as out in the woods. Thank you x

Could you use Splenda in place of sugar if you’re diabetic?

How long would the spruce syrup keep (in the fridge, I assume)?

@WoodlandClassroom

3 жыл бұрын

As a syrup it will keep a long time as the sugar preserves it.

I wonder if this would be good for a second ferment of water kefir.

@WoodlandClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

good question - we've not tried that yet

Could it be used, as a Tea?

@WoodlandClassroom

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the fresh tips could be infused in hot water for a few minutes. Give it a go :-)

Can you use blue spruce?

@WoodlandClassroom

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that, I've never tried it myself. I haven't seen anyone writing about avoiding certain spruce species but I would do your own research. We're using Sitka Spruce and Norway Spruce here. Good luck.

@LookinGood2009

Жыл бұрын

I’ve used Blue Spruce buds to make Pesto. It has a nice flavour.

@ChristisKing9292

10 ай бұрын

Yes

I could use it instead of agave syrup that I use in smoothies.

@WoodlandClassroom

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea

May I add the tips straight into the gin bottle?

@earthangel8094

2 жыл бұрын

Man after my own heart

@kimberlywadagnolo3210

2 жыл бұрын

Gin doesn’t typically have a high enough alcohol content to tincture fresh plant material. If you are only doing a few sprigs then it would be okay but if you really want to fill it up, you either need to dry the spruce tips first or get something that’s at least 100 proof.

@RunninUpThatHillh

2 жыл бұрын

I think he means to flavor, not tincture.

No sugar syrup thank you best to just do tea or water infused. I'm battling uric acid and have slight rheumatoid arthritis.

What !!!!???? So , you're basically making sugar water !!!!

@WoodlandClassroom

Жыл бұрын

well most syrups are sugar water with flavourings.

@kenbrown438

Жыл бұрын

@@WoodlandClassroom : thanks for your response ; I have to say that my understanding of your process is incomplete ; I will review your video again !!!!