It's really easy to make. Well, this is the first time for me and so far it looks easy. You just need to find a spruce in the spring with lovely spring green shoots, pick a liter of them (ask for permission of the land owner if you don't own the tree; luckily we have two in our yard), give them a rinse, layer them with sugar in a glass jar, give it a gentle shake (I shook it quite much, just for the fun of it), and put it on the window sill for a month (north or east facing). Not remembering the recipe I put my jar on a south facing sill, but I guess the end result is just the same. Some recipes talk about boiling, but IMHO it would boil away all the goodies (vitamins etc.). So I won't boil it after sieving it. Lovely before-after pictures IMHO!
Honestly, this should be very healthy!!! The jar the next day, June 1.
Looking better on June 12.
2 comments:
"Too much time"... Those are 3 words that I've never put together before. I don't think I know what too much time is! My "to do" list is always getting longer no matter how much I get accomplished during the day. The syrup looks lovely though! I wish I could come over for breakfast!
Well, did you see the pigs flying?!?! My "to do" list is so long that I do my best to ignore it and concentrate on fun stuff, like this syrup. It is intended to be cough medicine, not necessarily for everyday use. But you're welcome to come over for breakfast :-)
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