Spruce Needle Honey
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
ready in 45 min.
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Ingredients
for
3
- Ingredients
- 4 Spruce Needles
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 kilogram sugar
- 1 lemon (juiced)
Preparation steps
1.
Splash the spruce needles (do not wash). Mix together with the thyme and 750 ml of water (approximately 3 cups) in a pot and simmer, covered, until the needles look more of a white color.
2.
Strain through a cheesecloth and pour the liquid back into the pan. Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir. Reduce down to a thickish syrup, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes.
3.
Pour the spruce needle honey into hot rinsed jars. If desired, add the boiled pine needles to decorate it before sealing the jar.
