How I Make Spruce and Fir Tip Syrup | Easy and Economical

[@rhondamontiel3827]

I would have never dreamed that you could make syrup out of something like that! Thank you so much for sharing

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You’re welcome!

[@blauerhunger]

The way I make spruce tip syrup works without water: I put the the spruce tips along with the sugar in jars so they are filled to the top with the spruce tips and sugar (one layer sugar, one layer spruce tips, …). Then I put the jars behind a window for at least 6 weeks. In that time, the sugar draws enough water out of the spruce tips so that it becomes a syrup. After that 6 weeks you can either let it sit in the jars until you need it or take the liquid out and store it somewhere else. I don't like to cook it because that destroys most of the vitamin C in the syrup. Using white beet sugar gives you a clear syrup, brown cane sugar makes the syrup brown. The high amount of sugar works as a preservative, so you can store it almost indefinitely as long as you wash the spruce tips before adding them into the jar and try to work as cleanly as possible. This recipe works with fir tips as well.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Thank you so much for sharing that. I’ll give it a try.

[@athyvandenberg289]

I have just done this with fir tips and cane sugar, but my recipe said that I had to put it cool and dark for 3 months. It is good to know that there are various ways. Eveline

[@doricetimko332]

Thank you!

[@spru-seal]

Add water and time to ferment a more robust flavor 😉 Spru-Srup launches this fall!

[@homesteadwannabee4253]

Never heard of firtip or spruce syrup. I'll have to give it a try. What a a weird and wonderful world we've been given. Blessings ~

[@LittleMountainRanch]

It really is, isn’t it. The more I learn the more amazed I become.

[@lilybee_]

Diego's face when he eats the fir tip 😁 thank you for sharing this! I had no idea you could make syrup out of fir. I just found your channel and am really enjoying your videos!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I know! I almost died at his facial expression. 😂 Welcome!!!

[@Jerseyhighlander]

Love Fir/Spruce/Pine needle tea, have never done a syrup before, now I have to. I was surprised you didn't chop the needles at all. You'd likely get a much better extraction.

[@rachelruhland7957]

Awesome video. I'm glad you mentioned about letting it cool as a lot of videos I've seen on various nutritionally dense recipes, such as pine needle tea, tell people to add the ingredient while it boils or immediately after. Vitamin C for example, leaches out and breaks down at boiling temperatures or even high heat. Thank you for the video. I look forward to checking out some of your other videos. New subscriber here.

[@dainty_af]

Thanks for this eye opening info! Subscribed!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome!!😊

[@browncoathomestead2080]

Thanks for sharing this Amazing recipe, looking forward to trying it and will be sharing too

[@cynthiamullin661]

Thanks for this helpful info!

[@pennysantana7809]

Wow , I 💘 how I always learn something new.. You teach me some great ideas. ..thank you 💖🙏

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You are so welcome. :)

[@stephaniecorporandy7018]

I am so trying this!!!

[@deno.520]

Thanks for sharing the process! I may try foraging for some spruce tips in the area. We only have ratty old cedar trees in our backyard from which the kids occasionally make cedar tea.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’d love to know what you think!❤️

[@sweetdweams]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing. Not a great deal of those trees here in Australia. My climate here is sub tropical.

[@LivingMiracleHomestead]

Very nice video. I never heard of this syrup before. I'll have to check it out. Thank you for sharing.

[@Citystead]

Very interesting! I would have never thought you could make spruce tips into a syrup. So many awesome things out there to try.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

There really is, isn’t there.

[@incanada83]

The Citystead, same here! I'm just discovering so many things recently... I mean...Who Knew!? These are the times when KZbin is truly the best when people are willing to share so unselfishly! It's a beautiful thing and I am soooo grateful :-)

[@DRUMMER-j-u2x]

Really, really enjoyed this video!! Thanks for this information! I'm going to be trying some of these syrups! God bless

[@LittleMountainRanch]

That’s awesome! I’d love to know what you think.

[@MsCaterific]

I've only seen 1 Maple tree here in Calgary 😞 I so miss the vast Maples and greenery of the East.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I’ve never lived in an area with maples but I can imagine how stunning they are in the fall.

[@georgialesley2185]

Awesome! I am going to try this!

[@annettem14]

Fantastic! I love the idea of using what grows around the yard to make something delicious and useful! I just recently made my first batch of dandelion jelly! It's so delicious and the kids can help pick the flowers! It's fantastic 👍

[@anniecharlotte4469]

Interesting!

[@sherylh4780]

Thanks for the video!!!!

[@buddhiststar]

I liked all of your videos, I would appreciate if you could provide me training on how to make pickles ut of veges, from Buutan

[@ashleymoore250]

I make maple syrup here at my home I enjoyed learning I can also use our spruce trees and rose hips, I would love to see how the rose turns out!😊 perhaps try making a video on syrup myself this coming season Lifefromashes ☕💖

[@joanwalford1959]

Learnt something new today about spruce trees. Who would think there are nutritional properties in them. I wonder if brown sugar can be used instead of white. I guess the flavour would taste a bit more robust.

[@krcf4013]

You are Awesome !

[@KatyRonnebaum]

I found some spruce cough drops, but they are now discontinued... I bet this could be boiled down enough to turn into candy drops! I also wonder if the tips can be ground up and left in the syrup...?

[@jennyrichter8852]

Have you found answers to these questions? Would like to know as well

[@joannewilson6847]

Who would have thought that you could make syrup out of fur tips. Could you make the syrup out of pine tips?. Thankyou for the video xxxx

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You sure could!❤️

[@dalelusk2151]

I don't have this tree,but if I harvest from the mountains when I traveled, can I dry them up? Thanks.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

You can dry them and use them for tea.

[@incanada83]

@@LittleMountainRanch HOW would you dried them up? I mean...(I'm speculating here), IF using dehydrator, then at what temperature and roughly for how long? I don't mean to be a pest since I've already asked few questions but... If one doesn't ask those in the know, how would the "rest of mere mortals" know? :-)

[@tanyagiles799]

Hi! Thank you for the great videos! I just found your channel yesterday and will appreciate following them because I live in the same province (I'm on 16 acres outside Prince George). We have beautiful blue Spruce on our property and I was wondering what time of year do you harvest the tips? I'm guessing early spring but I just wanted to double check! I'll be harvesting rose hips soon for syrup and Jelly (first time ☺️) thanks!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Welcome to my channel! I love having “local” viewers. Yes, early spring. I’ll be joining you in the rosehip harvest - I can’t wait! Yum!

[@NWHomesteader]

Good info, thank you! The boy in the back ground at 1:01, I think he took too big of a bite! 😂. Adorable!

[@LittleMountainRanch]

LOL!! I missed that.

[@Soularsister]

Oooh yeah! This is totally up my alley. I collected some spruce tips on my walk today and I think I'm going to dry them for tea! How much would you suggest I use per cup? Is it a "to taste" kind of thing? Thanks you for the awesome video AND the inspiration to start practicing some new plant medicine

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Is this my beautiful friend, Lael? I’d suggest 2 tips per cup, but it really is a ‘to taste’ kind of thing. I was so excited when I figured out I could use tips in so many things! ❤️

[@Soularsister]

It IS me :)

[@incanada83]

@@Soularsister Hi :-) If you don't mind, would you mind sharing your recipe of lilac in oil? What do you use it for , how much do you use, and how you store, for how long? Thank you in advance for your time if you are still here, 2 years later (I hope!) :-)

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

I am drinking Juniper tea while watching this. Have you tried it? I think that would make a good syrup.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I haven't, but I like the idea of trying.

[@incanada83]

Hello Little Guy (at the background, at 4:42 LOL) ! I have a question; when you pulled canning jars out of the canning pot, were the jars wet inside and hot? I re-watched your video few times but couldn't figure it out. Help please? Thank you for all the information, recipes, willingness to share, and mostly, for your time :-)

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Yes! Welcome to my channel!

[@incanada83]

@@LittleMountainRanch Thank you! I just saw your reply now (don't know how THAT happened). Going to pick spruce tips tomorrow. Just in time!

[@ruthboulet8158]

Do you wash the fir tips prior to putting them in the sugar water?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Only if they got dirty somehow. They are surprisingly clean right off the tree.

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

Do you use this syrup just on pancakes? Or as a sweetener on multiple foods.

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Both! ❤️

[@djcoffman6505]

Do you put cooled liquid into the hot jars?

[@SG-ce7ji]

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[@susanelliott1970]

Should you only remove a certain percentage of spruce tips from any given tree?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

Oh shoot, I edited that part out accidentally. Yes, you want to leave enough on each branch for the new growth. Most people would never take enough to actually damage the tree, though, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

[@MrScoresby]

Chelsea: do the pigs or chickens get the tips after straining?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I put them in the compost... although, honestly, my chickens eat everything on my compost anyway. lol

[@4philipp]

I was all into it until you added the sugar and lemon. Could you make this with honey instead of sugar and maybe add, lemon balm or something to get it more lemony?

[@LittleMountainRanch]

I've tried it with honey but I didn't like the strong flavour of honey in syrup. Yes, you could totally use lemon balm!