Eating spruce fresh and delicious!
How to recognize spruce
Spruce is a tree with single needles. Every needles is attached separately to the branch. When you pick a needle they are often a bit square and tend to roll easily between your fingers. A very good guide to identify different conifers is here.
Uses for spruce tops
spruce is used allot because the tops have a fresh taste what reminds you of lemon. It can be used in tea, salades and even to make sirup! I made a list of common uses for you to try;
- Raw as a mouth refreshner. Don't eat more than 2 at the same time because the taste is quite strong.
- In tea, crush the green fresh needles a bit and boil it in water for 5 minutes.
- In ice tea were you replace the lemon with needles.
- Mix sugar water with crushed needles and put this on the heating for a day or 2. It helps against throat pain.
- You can add it when your brewing beer. It gives the beer a more fruity fresh taste.
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I did not know you could eat spruce. We have a few here on our farm. I will give it a try. Thanks for the info
It's even tasty most in nature doesn't taste great but this does.
@gogreenbuddy just awesome one. you done it properly. thanks for this information. carry on buddy.
I believe it spruce tops are edible. because you describe it so well. great information for us. thank you.
spruce tops are edible !!! Really amazing.....@gogreenbuddy...
Thanks for giving us an effective information about spruce tree....
Happy to keep writing! We all gotta share our knowledge.
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Totally new experience.I did not eat spruce, so I do not know how its taste is .It seems that it is not available in Bangladesh . I do not know its name even if found. thanks @gogreenbuddy To find a natural food and introduce it.
its amazing. spruce tree with single needles its look very beautiful. you recognize it very good. its very important for our nature & also make our house as very well.
really!! that's good. still i don't know about it. first time i know that. thanks @gogreenbuddy. keep it up.
I don't think this grows in india but still I will check. This is really good.
I'm afraid your right. But India is gigantic I'm sure there is some tree with needles that is edible :D