Anybody use these?
Last spring I saw all the new light green tips on the Douglas Fir (of which Oregon has an abundance), and nibbled a few, and thought that there has to be a use for these. But by the time I had a chance to check on it all those new, light green, slightly citrusy needle tips had hardened into proper needles. But I did do my homework, and found all sorts of uses and recipes, and now they are here again! It appears that there aren't that many (blogging) herbalists in Douglas Fir country, but several in Spruce country, but it seems that they aren't that different when it comes to usage. It seems they are high in Vit. C, and good for lung complaints and sore throats, and make an interesting tea. But some of the recipes I found intrigued me more; for instance, the gravlax with conifer tips instead of dill - I started some of that today; we'll know on Sunday if its any good or not. Making a caper substitute with needle tips also sounds intriguing. There are so many trees about, sending out new growth, I am eager to experiment. I have some tips in the dehydrator now, for tea later. I hope it works better than when I tried a few days ago. They got very brown, and lost most of their fragrance. This time I have it on very, very low heat, and it seems to be progressing better.
One source of recipes - http://medcookingalaska.blogspot.ca/2008/06/how-to-harvest-spruce-tips-with-recipes.html
Last spring I saw all the new light green tips on the Douglas Fir (of which Oregon has an abundance), and nibbled a few, and thought that there has to be a use for these. But by the time I had a chance to check on it all those new, light green, slightly citrusy needle tips had hardened into proper needles. But I did do my homework, and found all sorts of uses and recipes, and now they are here again! It appears that there aren't that many (blogging) herbalists in Douglas Fir country, but several in Spruce country, but it seems that they aren't that different when it comes to usage. It seems they are high in Vit. C, and good for lung complaints and sore throats, and make an interesting tea. But some of the recipes I found intrigued me more; for instance, the gravlax with conifer tips instead of dill - I started some of that today; we'll know on Sunday if its any good or not. Making a caper substitute with needle tips also sounds intriguing. There are so many trees about, sending out new growth, I am eager to experiment. I have some tips in the dehydrator now, for tea later. I hope it works better than when I tried a few days ago. They got very brown, and lost most of their fragrance. This time I have it on very, very low heat, and it seems to be progressing better.
One source of recipes - http://medcookingalaska.blogspot.ca/2008/06/how-to-harvest-spruce-tips-with-recipes.html