PINE NEEDLE TEA -- 18th century treatment for scurvy | HARD TIMES -- recipes from times of hardship

[@HaphazardHomestead]

Every one of the Pine family (Pinaceae) will have a different flavor. It's fun to try them all. Once you have the tea, then you can add some honey or sugar, then freeze it in an ice cream machine for a nice sorbet. It's like an adult snowcone. The new growth in the spring has the least resinous flavor of the species that get that way (like the Colorado Blue Spruce) - some have a nice lemon tang, like the Grand Fir. And with your White Pine, the earliest growth the spring is chewy and tasty, almost like meat when it's roasted with some other vegetables, like in a tin foil pack on a camp fire. Enjoy your white pine! It's a great tree!

[@MayimHastings]

Haphazard Homestead Thaaank you so much for sharing this!!! I have such great memories of making spruce tea with my bro as a kid and wish we would have known this then! People think I’m crazy for liking it, but it’s a beautiful tea 🍵! Blessings from Atlanta 🤓

[@fevre_dream8542]

Word of warning - some pines are quite toxic, for example the ponderosa pines in my area. Pregnant women are discouraged from ingesting pine in any form.

[@sanityisrelative]

As my dad often said if pines "many parts are edible"

[@laurier.6926]

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[@eggyboi1217]

I’ve got a blue spruce in my yard, I might have to do some pruning next spring. ☺️

[@mzzzextra230]

Again... something I'd never thought of. Emmy would probably do well in the Apocalypse. I'm with her

[@victorygraceforever]

MzzzExtra , Lol right. She can provide the food for everyone. 😂

[@emmymade]

🙌

[@alpha-yw1mw]

Why do you all talk about apocalypse?Seek Jesus whole heatedly and you shall be saved.It sounds harder than it seems but can be done overtime

[@fashionovawigs]

stfu nobody brought jesus into this and no one gives a fuck

[@egprbell]

Hector Solis lmao

[@richfuller]

As vitamin C is very heat sensitive you should boil the water first. Let it set one minute and then pour the hot water over the needles and allow to steep at least 10 minutes. Fun fact: by weight eastern white pine needles contain 5 times the vitamin C of lemons. It also contains a large amount of shikimic acid which pharmaceutical companies are aggressively seeking patents on for creating anti-aging skin creams.

[@DandisDen]

In Girl Guides they taught us how to make this, as well as spruce tree tea. They taught it to us, because of the nutrients in the needles, but also because its easily available during the winter and its a great way to warm up and fight off hypothermia. Of course this was early 90's i'm sure that info and reasonings have changed.

[@TomMaynard--TCM--]

Botany tip: White pines have five needles per fasicle (and white has 5 letters), Red pines have three (and three letters in 'red'). Not helpful, but interesting.

[@Leolvr]

Tom Maynard only true in certain areas. Southeast (southern yellow pines) have 2 and or 3 needles per fascicle and is not considered an accurate resource for identification!

[@jakelindsey6737]

@@Leolvr I think it was more of a way to remember the number of needles specifically for white/red.

[@Leolvr]

Jake Lindsey oh I understand I was just trying to show that the rule doesn’t apply for everywhere!!

[@SamanthaSweetAnne]

Which one is the poisonous one.

[@Gonadsonfire]

@@SamanthaSweetAnne in general avoid trees with three needles. two needles are (usually) fine. 5 needles is guaranteed to be a white pine which are always good.

[@justbovel]

In northern Sweden we have a tradition of making both tea and concentrated syrup of spruce. The way I learned to do it is to in spring harvest the fasicles at the end of the branches that are almost lime green compared to the mossy green the rest of the needles. I've learned two traditions for tea where one is simply to heat the needles just below boiling for almost an hour and the other was to soak the needles for roughly 24h and then do the same boiling procedure. Personally I can't say I tasted a difference, but I know doing it this way tastes A LOT MORE than using matured needles. (For the syrup we simply keep a bunch of needles in simple syrup or even honey.)

[@javelinwolfsburg3595]

I’m a Florida native and pine needle tea has been used in my family for decades. It goes great with lemon. There are edible pine trees galore here in the south. It is terrific when you have a bad cough, will clear you up in no time.

[@mcowman5741]

What pines can you use in Florida?

[@MsCherade9]

I've made this before, tastes distinctly weird! When you have recurrent chest infections and you're Asthmatic you'll try almost anything.

[@LynzeeDino]

Did it make it easier to breathe? I suffer from the same problem and it's the worst but your right I've tried so many different things to just feel the slightest bit better lol

[@LeanneZackowski]

I'm curious if this worked for you?

[@skywalkerx4]

Ganja tea and peppermint, got rid of my asthma. No joke

[@Anna91195]

Make thyme tea. It helps my mom a lot with her asthma. She doesn't have to take her medicine as often anymore.

[@knucklesskinner253]

So like hate to break it to y’all... but when u drink something it literally goes the opposite direction from the lungs

[@Mykasan]

haha I got to taste that when i camped in the wood. I had nothing but snow and pine so it was a really nice beverage to have in the middle of the night.

[@thomasschauss6429]

I make this all winter long, and add a little honey to it. Plus like you said it's full of vitamin C, and it's good for your health

[@KORTOKtheSTRONG]

Bone Apple Tea!

[@noctuabliss]

KORTOKtheSTRONG lol

[@carriebiggs6558]

It is also has the highest amount of antiviral properties and good to detox heavy metals from the body. Excellent for congestion and sinus infections.

[@sagelovesfood]

"That delicious, wonderful pine smell that inspires..... building." LOVE.

[@respiir]

I love how educated Emmy is and how informational these videos are. Knowing me, I would just go to my back yard and pick needles thinking they’re all the same. But I live in Texas which is ironic lol.

[@larrytischler570]

You have yellow pines, not white pine.

[@rockyraab8290]

"Fascicle-nating, he o-pined..." In the Northwest, they make not only spruce tea, but spruce beer. Tasty stuff, if you have a predilection for turpentine .

[@yeshayaamichai1512]

My childhood was in California on the Monterey Peninsula so I had a lot of time to play outside and get to know pine trees. Never knew the terminology but loved to inspect pine needles and pull them apart and look at pine cones. In Emmy's outro she always says she hopes you learned something. This video, in particular, was chock full of info and I learned a lot. Awesome video Emmy.

[@kaidanariko]

As a strange tip most of the natives -locally at least - will bend the pine needles or break them in half to get a quicker stronger brew. I actually went to a beautiful wigwam two summers ago and they made the tea for some. I didn’t have any as I was chasing my dog. But they taught me how to make some at home :)

[@alliepaterson1671]

@emmymadeinjapan Your videos are like medicine for the soul. I've been laying in bed sick watching your videos for hours and they both bring me peace and teach me something. You are absolutely delightful and by far the best KZbinr out there. So grateful for your channel!

[@aaronw6070]

If you haven't already, you should try Lapsang Souchong tea it is so unique and tasty. It is a smoked black tea and it tastes like a bonfire.

[@tylergaither6619]

Lies. It tastes like burning rubber and bacon

[@TranShar]

Wood smoke, it's wonderful. People either like it or hate it. I'm in the first group.

[@coastaf]

Yea that blends’s all leather belt soaked in whatever dad‘s pipe divined or els desert sun desiccated canteen pouch of whisky

[@aylazelanagrebiel3210]

In native cultures, we do this too or mix it with Juniper or heavy mint as well. It’s a favorite drink in the winter as well, and it’s great too with sugar or even maple sugar. It’s good for headaches!

[@TheVioletBaker]

Ok our Emmy, now you REALLY need to collab with Jon Townsend!!! Where the heck is the nutmeg though?! 😂❤️

[@no-pajamapanda8548]

Yes! PLEASE! I love Jon!

[@etjason1]

I Thought his first name is James. Old English has it jas.

[@catcam321]

THIS IDEA IS EVERYTHING

[@christinal1728]

Nope. His dad is James. He is Jon. James founded the company, I believe, hence Jas Townsends and sons.

[@TheVioletBaker]

Christina L exactly ❤️

[@vc5803]

pine needle tea is a good thing if you are lost or for some reason without supplies i really reccomend pine needle tea to take the edge off in the morning if you have coffee/tea or even nothing for your breakfast. it's nice to wake up to something warm and flavorful when you have a hard day ahead of you. Great video!

[@eltsennestle998]

There are wild fowl here in Northern Canada that live off the bounty of the Spruce tree, known, reasonably enough, as Spruce Grouse. While edible, they taste strongly of resin/turpentine, and are generally left alone except as an emergency meal in the bush, as they are numerous and unafraid.

[@Filbie]

How cool! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@eltsennestle998]

Glad you found interest in it, Filbie.

[@fevre_dream8542]

This comment reads a bit like a Jack London novel lol. You should be a writer

[@baileyinfleurs]

The way you describe the taste in ALL of your videos are so thorough and understandable. Thank you! Very helpful!

[@sunl6539]

Ask a kid I always had weird thoughts, and making tea from Pine Needles ( because like why not) was one... but I never tried cause I thought I’d die, but hey now I know I can do it 10 years later :D

[@fevre_dream8542]

Pick your pine carefully though, some are toxic

[@jessicaschoonmaker2073]

same

[@Abby-ix3gs]

Thanks so much for teaching the history on this recipe! Fascinating! I’ve tried the loblolly and the spruce pine (Pinus glabra) needles in making tea, and the loblolly has a stronger citrus smell & taste with a slightly hoppy aftertaste. The spruce has a stronger fir tree smell. We enjoyed them both!

[@Herbert04]

my white pine is too big. Cannot reach the branches. You cannot reach around the tree. I thought if I climbed it, I may come back with a goose that lays golden eggs.

[@shamsham.]

imagine that! and you won't have had to sell any cows for it either!

[@Erewhon2024]

If it is anything like Southeastern yellow / loblolly / slash / longleaf pines, it might drop lots of cones and thus seedlings over your yard. When I was growing up, we were forbidden to climb pines (& really anything but live oaks) because of their weak branches, but you could harvest pine seedlings from your lawn and brew them up if you want needle tea. The cotyledons aren't even sharp (the needles of mature Southern pines sure are -- we had a very stupid peafowl chick that skewered itself trying to eat a pine needle; it died) Some pines are fire climax and only open their cones after a blaze, so then you would be out of luck. Since pines were too common in my childhood home, I never wanted to plant one after moving north so I don't know much about white pines.

[@Herbert04]

the pines that need the heat to open their cones are in Mountainous regions where they have plenty of fires. My white pine is old and large. I have some smaller ones but that one has to be an easy 60 ft. Trust me when I say you cannot put your arms around it. Not even close.

[@sailorarwen6101]

They are huge trees. I grew up with them all around our house and they’d be a couple hundred feet tall. They’re also not very sturdy so it was scary when there was a big storm because you could hear them creak and sometimes crack when there was a strong wind.

[@agresticumbra]

I live in Colorado, and have some spruce trees in my yard. Gonna ask my neighbors what kind of pine they have, and use both to make tea. Came across pine tea recipes years ago, but didn’t have conifers in the yard - now I do! I hanks for the reminder, Emmy.

[@moniquecambero9207]

The Bahamas is loaded and blessed with this tree. On the local news, a doctor said that it's good for the coronavirus🤷🏾‍♀️

[@baloog8]

It's true. It is. There are studies.

[@veganvocalist4782]

Yes I only just found that out today and am now sharing that info ;D

[@saulpaulsaul3378]

@@veganvocalist4782 hi where is the best place to get pine tea? Thanks

[@markgriffiths3630]

Needles for the cv ,, hmmm intriguing

[@middleC17]

My mom kept waterless hand cleaner in a big tub under the sink just for my sister, an avid tree climber. I remember the smell very distinctly, and also that it was bright pink. This looks very nice, I might have to try this here on the West Coast!

[@boaboy8052]

do a whole 18th or 17th or 16th anything love. Peace cooking,

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Are you familiar with Townsends channel? All about the 18th century, and Jon Townsend does a lot of period cooking vids.

[@lhaegreenleaf]

Yesss. I'd love to see some medieval recipes

[@Ektalon]

Karen K I was going to suggest a collab with Townsends!

[@Karen-gh8gv]

Yup -- would love to see that. Two of my favorite channels!

[@poisionivy]

kzbin.info

[@jmatt781]

We used to make this a lot in my Scout troop out in Massachusetts during our camping trips. You can even chew on the needles and it gives you a wonderful, lemon/pine taste.

[@AeriaGl0ris]

Oh boy, this was fun to watch! Next time I go camping, I might try making this. Glad to know it tastes nice and not bitter or very acidic.

[@renea2218]

Oh my goodness! My mom made us drink this when we were sick! Oh my God! I hated it so much, but it worked so well. She made ours with lemon. It tasted so terrible! I’m from Mississippi, and we have so many pine trees there. Thank you for this history lesson. I never knew it had such a long history. I was born in ‘87.

[@tippib2222]

I've heard of pine needle tea before. Never tried it but for some reason I pictured people breaking or bruising the needles like in a mortar and pestle. That would probably make it unpleasantly strong.

[@kaidanariko]

Tippi B not necessarily depends if you like strong tea. I’ve actually seen them bend bruise and break the needles first.

[@fevre_dream8542]

Some people crush the needles with a mortar and pestle. Also, you can either boil the tea in water like in the video or you can steep it in the mug like regular tea. If it's too strong, honey makes a good additive

[@amandamackey4015]

Some people roughly chop the Needles into smaller pieces, it's supposed to realise more of the flavour and Vit C. I generally chop, put in mug, then add boiled water and leave it steep for 15 mins. It's not advised to boil the Needles as this reduces Vit C levels.

[@katieeckler7543]

Emmy thank you for making videos. You have no idea how calming these videos are for me, it’s like therapy when I’m sad. I instantly feel better when I watch your videos.

[@Bigfoot3389]

I remember drinking this with ginger snaps at summer camp. Keep up the awesomesauce!

[@emmymade]

Aww...camp memories. 🏕

[@jenmay6652]

I love how you describe flavors and how you do your research. I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos! They are so wholesome and you are so incredibly sweet!

[@JackW42]

“Piney, piney, piney!” :P

[@imshook9204]

Omg i was drinking pine and lime blossoms tea this morning cuz i felt a little unwell in my chest area ;) lime blossoms are really good for bronchitis or colds overall . Also you can do inhalations with them, just pour some boiling water on dryed leaves and blossoms , put a towel over your head and inhale the steam deeply for ten minutes. Be aware - its very hot and steamy, leave some room for ventilation

[@ShanecaRene]

Wonder if honey and lemon would do it any justice?

[@EZGlutenFree]

Sounds like a good idea to me.

[@markpoole6449]

If you boil a big bunch of needles a lot until it looks like actual tea, it develops a somewhat citrusy flavour. I like to rolling boil for about 10-15 minutes, then let sit for another 10-20. White pine is my favourite variety to use. Honey or sugar are quite good in it.

[@howardsmith9342]

If you had lemons you wouldn't need the pine needle tea to prevent scurvy.

[@ShanecaRene]

Howard Smith I was just speaking on the flavor not preventing scurvy..I'm aware vitamin C helps prevent scurvy

[@ShanecaRene]

*VANESSA KILPATRICK LMAO YOU GO GIRL..AND I AGREE NO JUDGEMENT IS NEEDED*

[@hannayoung9657]

I grown up with spruce tea and pine tea, used to get on hikes with fresh caught fish... The resin of both can be used as glue, chewing gum and put on wounds if you dont have a plaster.

[@playstation2bigs]

Does it eliminate spike protein from the jab ?

[@NiiloPaasivirta]

In Finland we have used young shoots of spruce (European spruce, Picea abies) trees for the same purpose. The new shoots are pale green and have a milder taste than older needles.

[@UrbanHomesteadMomma]

The newer the needles, ie new growth, tastes better... a bit of honey helps the flavour along too

[@amyb3899]

I've seen my friend make something out of pine. She took small pine branches and put them in a large clean pickel jar with sugar. Layering the sugar and branches and putting a lid on it. Than let it sit in the sun for a few days. Then boil it down and strain it in to small bottles. She liked to put it in tea. She said it help for breathing problems, keeping colds away and soar throats. I think she used a couple tbl spoons

[@narutosasuke1153]

The first time I heard the word scurvy was on spongebob

[@Etubnuel]

The soft, bright green new growths from pine are really nice candied with vanilla ice cream.

[@alluringenchantments2941]

You should make a play list for natural teas🙏

[@yarixzamendoza6314]

yes that is actually a great idea I hope she does it

[@geoffreyhumberd4689]

I have made this when sick a few times. It's ok on it's own. I have found that it makes stronger tee if you chop the needles before steeping. Also adding honey to it is amazing. Much sweeter taste.

[@Nekonikki6]

I love how descriptive you are! You make a 2x4 sound appetizing😂

[@extropiantranshuman]

I love making pinesol infused water. I do pine needles and lemon in water and wait a while to drink from. It's the best!

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

I bit into a pine needle once. It burned. Another time was after Christmas our tree started losing its pines and it got into our soup. Tasted gross. We would also step on the pines and find them in our bed. They stabbed us like needles

[@DifferentReader]

Pearl the rebel those would actually probably be spruce needles. Were they long or short?

[@ewlivia]

How did your Christmas tree pines get into your soup haha

[@woolpuppy]

@@ewlivia they walked! Duh

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

@@ewlivia the needles fell onto the ground and just went everywhere lol. We had pots on the ground and some how managed to get in it

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

@@DifferentReader it was actually a random tree we cut from someone's property 😂 it was really small. Probably not a Christmas Tree

[@babyfirefly8345]

I am addicted to your videos. Very oddly calming! Just overall fun and you are so sweet.

[@sarahelmiraroystershelton1888]

Emmy, you gotta try Lichen bread, Cricket Flour Cookies and Bark Bread.

[@darthszarych5588]

Eastern white pine is one of my favorite trees. I have the most beautiful white pine in front of my house

[@Rissy617]

You should do a full Thanksgiving or Christmas meal from different centuries (and/or decades) 😁

[@QueenCityHistory]

Watch Townsends videos. He does cooking from the 18th century... he does Christmas and thanksgiving

[@healingv1sion]

Pine tree goo also comes off in a hot shower! I used to love climbing trees as a kid and remember that feeling well haha

[@lhaegreenleaf]

That's the power of Pine trees baby.

[@Lifeupstream]

You did such a wonderful job of describing the scent that I found myself inhaling each time you took a sip. Great video!

[@debbieyac9146]

I heard your supposed to steep in a glass jar, pour boiled water in glass, then add needles to steep for 10 min. If you leave it in aluminum you are making turpentine which is not good!

[@veervdh]

i love your positive attitude towards all foods. how you’ll try anything and describe to the best of your abilities really inspires to try new things.

[@veervdh]

i’ve hadpine needle cough syrup before and i must say your description is very acurate (cough syrup was extremely thick and sweet though, but the actual pine flavour is really how the tree smells)

[@aboutmyfathersbusiness8324]

"Tastes like lumber." ... Sold:)

[@ScotchGuy]

We used to make this all the time as a Boy Scout, we used cedar tips though and foraged up some wintergreen to give it a little flavour. The pine tea was never quite my thing as it was a little too much like drinking home improvements.

[@bernbern77]

I could imagine drinking this with a little honey 🍯 thanks for great video Emmy! Edit: for the great video* whoops

[@emmymade]

🤗

[@tyghe_bright]

In the Pacific Northwest, they make tea from the new bright green tips in the spring. Folks use them in other recopies, too. (You can google "fir tips" for more info.) They're one of the earliest things to start growing in the spring, so were a good remedy for scurvy that could occur in winter.

[@DawnMeow]

I feel like you can eat ponderosa pines and live. I used to munch on them as a kid

[@fevre_dream8542]

I mean you'll be fine. The issue is that it's been used to induce spontaneous abortions for ages, so not good for pregnant women to have. It also produces chemicals that inhibit absorption of nutrients such as vitamin C, so somewhat counterproductive and can cause problems if used on a chronic basis.

[@jlrntz]

In Siberia people gather resin from coniferous trees and cook it in a way that gives it a sticky, stretchy texture like chewing gum. Chewing it is considered very healthy and people talk about its antibacterial properties. Personally, I would describe the taste much like you described the taste of the pine tea - it's like chewing on a tree, both in a good way and in a bad way. In Russian it's called сера ("sera"), usually сера сосновая ("sera sosnovaya" - the second word means pine).

[@TheWhat0606]

Emmy, you remind me of a new Martha Stewart ❤️❤️❤️ love your videos

[@emmymade]

I’ve watched a lot of Martha Stewart in my days, so that’s a lovely complement - thank you.

[@TheWhat0606]

emmymadeinjapan so did I, I would try and make her cookies and cakes.

[@scottyhaines4226]

An Asian Martha Stewart

[@skywalkerx4]

Haha More like an Asian Auntie Fee

[@XtremeKaiba]

I live in Pennsylvania we have that pine here as well, a friend made it for me once, I liked it. I should try making it myself as I have made homemade rose tea with rose petals before.

[@bgishy]

🤣Welcome to Emmy’s Dendrology for Dummies 101🌳 🌲🌴

[@briggzgaming5294]

I live in michigan and enjoy making fresh wintergreen tea from the wintergreen leaves and berries. Love the channel Emmy god bless you

[@adelinen.8611]

So I thought you might be interested in a little science lesson behind scurvy!!! I am in biochemistry and this counts as studying...right? The reason why people get scurvy is sort of a domino effect because of vitamin C deficiency. The cause of the skin lesions and pour would healing is because of loss of collagen. Collagen is synthesized by the enzyme prolylhydroxylase, which requires the cofactor Vitamin C!! Soo, when Vitamin C is not available, the enzyme is inactive and that disrupts the synthesis of collagen. Thought I would share, because I thought that was so interesting in class!

[@heide-raquelfuss5580]

Thank you sooo much for the info. Plus your love for science!❤🇧🇪

[@EssiBunny]

I'm so glad you mentioned spruce tips! They're delicious and so healthy and abundant every year in my native country! :D My aunt and her husband (who spend most of the year in their cabin in the woods by a lake being nature people) make spruce tip syrup every year and gift me a jar for Christmas. It's kept me healthy and cold free for many winters!

[@cafezo87934]

thank god you gave a heads up on what pine to use or else peepo would be dropping like flies 😆

[@kaidanariko]

Ana Carolina mmmm turpentine tea! Natural selection?

[@ElinWinblad]

kaidanariko actually ppl drink turpentine (food grade not kind at supermarket) haven’t seen them drop dead yet though.

[@kaidanariko]

Elin Winblad tbh I didn’t know there was a food grade turpentine. I must investigate!

[@ElinWinblad]

kaidanariko yea I’ve seen vegans using it I forget what they say the benefits are .

[@kaidanariko]

Elin Winblad no paint sticking to their insides? Lol. Sorry. Had to.

[@kloweowen]

Your pine needle tea reminds me of the ginger pine tea I crave whenever I feel the onset of a cold. Its taste is reminiscent of pine though I think it is actually a combination of rosemary and ginger. Ginger pine tea always soothes a sore throat. The next time I have one I want to make some pine needle tea and see if it has the same effect. Thanks for sharing!

[@jjb2203]

Going to McDonald’s anyone want anything

[@minloveless9136]

11.99 bundle deal

[@emmymade]

A McChicken, please.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

6 piece chicken tender with buffalo and ranch pls

[@KeishaPlnt]

Large fries please.

[@hoppas77]

apple pie please

[@dariiamirtalipova]

I grew up drinking pine needle tea! She got them from a traditional herbalist, and they also sold them in tea bag packs from the Korean grocery store we frequented. (My mom's Korean.)

[@minloveless9136]

Piney piney piney piney piney

[@frankb5728]

Spruce Beer ( non-alcoholic ) was a popular beverage here, it's still available but it's an acquired taste. It's great when it's ice cold and drank on a hot summer day.

[@paigesteele4406]

Pitch is what's created after heating sap to a high temperature. Pitch and sap are not the same

[@mitch60mccoy]

Nicely done video. Easy to follow and well presented. And I appreciate the important warnings about what type of trees that aren't actually pine and what types of pine trees should not be used for making tea. I'll be on a long thru-hike and I'm imagining this tea will be a regular part of my diet.

[@lifeisablessing247]

Since it has vitamin C, I'm curious to know if it can be taken for the common cold....hmmmm

[@kaidanariko]

lifeisablessing a lot of people in native areas actually do that. Friend of mine had chronic bronchitis antibiotics were not working and she had to go in to get tested for a better antibiotic for her specific bacteria and to help in the day it took to test which bacteria responded to what antibiotic a native friend made this for her and she actually slept that night.

[@lifeisablessing247]

@@kaidanariko Good to know, thank you.

[@leeroy9374]

It works very well so does cedar

[@mrs.mechanic4361]

I am going to try this tea! We use spruce tips for jelly here in Alaska. I also have a friend who blends spruce tips and salt to season meats, mostly red meats. Very interesting video!

[@chanchan3627]

Piney, piney, piney

[@leilanimwilliams]

They would be amazing with shortbread cookies. My friend made some shortbread cookies with spruce tips. They were amazing and tasted like shortbread cookies with pine nuts.

[@RitchieCaron]

This is an actual antidote for the Jab. Just found out about this option today

[@davidbagley1783]

How did Trump not know the globalists agenda of depopulation through pharma?

[@Pluh88]

Being From the North Georgia Mountains I made this quite a bit, We used way more pine needles and chopped a lemon up in it with honey. It will clear up a stuffed nose pretty well.

[@siempreamor5149]

"Piney piney,piney"

[@micheleolson9914]

I've made this before, but much stronger, by steeping it for about 40 minutes. The blogs said to cut off the fasicle ends, which I did. The tea was very rust colored, very strong. So I stored it in a glass jar in the fridge, and used this as a concentrate, about 1/4 c per cup of water. I made later batches with a thin slice of ginger while steeping the pine needles, then add honey to each cup, yum! I was 3 weeks into a gnarly viral chest infection a few yrs ago, and desperate for help. I tried this, had one mug, 4x/day; by the middle of the second day, I could really feel it break up the infection in my chest. The third day, I felt like a new person. I'm a believer now! I guess there are a dozen+ of beneficial compounds in this tea. The Native Americans figured this out, and saved early American settlers who had no other Vitamin C sources. Freakin' awesome stuff! 🙂

[@CC-gy5zp]

I wonder if coconut oil will take the pine sap off of my car. pine tree is not my favorite tree.

[@dragonflysky11]

Use hand sanitizer. It takes it up, but you have to wax afterwards.

[@christinalloyd3441]

will hand sanitizer work if the pine tree sap has been there a while?

[@kaidanariko]

Hand sanitizer can bleach/strip some paints off. Any oil would work but extra virgin olive oil if yo let it soak say in a paper towel will work if left overnight. Only cause it stays liquid at more temperatures than coconut oil.

[@Erewhon2024]

@@kaidanariko E.V. olive oil is expensive. Why not try corn/etc oil? Goo-gone, lemon furniture oil, and other citrus based strippers should work also but might be too strong as solvents and take off some paint and will take off the wax.

[@kaidanariko]

Erik Johnson all works. Just olive oil has a slightly better consistency and where I am all oils are about the same cost. Again. Depends where you live. Right?

[@spoosh13x13x13]

Not only can you make the pine needles in to a tea but white pine needles also can be eaten raw. They kind of have a celery taste to them with a bitter turpentine'ey after taste.. I like to chop the needles in half boil them then add some honey it makes a killer tea... Thanks for sharing this with us Your videos are truly cool to see..

[@ophelia6591]

Ayy this was from Steven universe ⭐🌌

[@ventedthesenuts]

No it was not it was from real life as a medical treatment

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Oh yeah they had that in the episode. Connie and Steven didn't like it. Glad someone else remembered

[@ophelia6591]

@@ventedthesenuts in Steven universe they used it as a tea in the snow for nutrition ;-; as I mean that it's not original from Steven universe

[@heatherfinotti5133]

We do have Eastern White Pine here in TN, and the southern states of Georgia, Kentucky, NC, and SC, WV, all have it too!

[@TWayneD1020]

We have lots of white pine trees in mountainous North Carolina. Thank you so much !!

[@jessywalker5311]

This video just made me love your channel even more. I try to live as holistically as I can and I happen to be a sucker for interesting facts about history. Thanks for your creative outside the box videos!

[@Brainchild69]

Isopropyl alcohol will also take the pine sap off. Also, it works better/quicker if you cut the pine needles in half or fourths. I've made this before. I like it.

[@morgaineclegg1695]

I add my needles to my Ninja, adding very little water. I take the mush, squeeze it out in T-shirt material. Freeze in ice cubes the juice. Take heaping Tablespoon amount of saved pulp, and wrap in little saran wrap blobs. Freeze a bunch in baggies. The juice, I thaw and drink raw, the pulp I steap, stir, let settle, drink till I get to what has settled, and discard that. It is not clear, has slight color. No need to waste pulp, loaded with nutrients.

[@angelaongao1623]

You can add sugar too it or honey ,lemon, it good for colds and flu I had a cold few week back I had pine tea and it was gone the next day I took cold med all week it did help me

[@lovisalindberg3263]

Love this! We use to do something similar when I was young and out camping with my family - but we made it with spruce shoots! You could eat them raw as well and I remember really liking it as a child!