Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Over the past couple weeks I’ve seen multiple pictures of wildcrafter’s baskets full of spruce & pine tips. You can eat those? That’s a new one for me! So a couple of weeks ago when I was in the mountains I looked for the new growth...
Made in Alaska with the young tips of white spruce trees, this is a lightly floral jelly with a gentle, coniferous bite. Try it in place of mint jelly.
"What grows together, goes together." Spruce Tip and Wild Rose Petal shortbread recipe. You want to make sure you are harvesting the new growth and not the old brittle needles. Use wild rose petals and not commercial (sprayed) roses.
