Well this brings back memories of childhood. Granny would line us kids up and give us health tonic before sending us to school. Her tonic was one spoonful of apple vinegar followed by a spoonful of spruce tip syrup. I don't know how healthy it was for us, but I can certainly appreciate her effort. I can also remember spruce tea being made. Your narration of your videos keep me interested to the end and wanting more. I hope Jordan is doing well. It would seem he has a very capable partner in life helping him on his way to recovery. All goodness to you.
I grew up in the french mountains and every spring we have to be extra careful driving on the roads because deers will eat those spruce tips and their stomachs will process it into alcohol, making them drunk ! It's a little bit funny, but also dangerous hahaha ! Loving the video as always :) I hope Jordan is having a swift recovery !
I’ve only ever watched your SHORTS and despite hearing your invites to check out your full lengths I never did. Wow. So worth it. Thanks. Love the music, and overall atmospheric feeling. Remain blessed, you two.
The ending was so lovely! Ethan’s beautiful music combined with the river- I could listen/watch an hour of that. Also glad to see Jordan and hope he’s recovering well. 💜
Funny you mention it, we’re actually helping Ethan set up a channel for his music and we’re just gonna put up a bunch of nature shots to go with the songs so keep an eye out!
Pines smell so incredible. That honey looks so incredible. You look incredible. Seriously, your skin is gorgeous. Your lifestyle truly shows. Thank you for what you're doing ❤
15:12 gave me a good chuckle. Listening to this lovely music and seeing your amazing clips whilst sat on my bed, looking through my window and watching the trees move on this breezy, sunny day has got me feeling truly grateful for nature. Big up you two, Ethan, and this wonderful channel.
Lovely video! I remember in school, we had a "stone age day" and we made spruce tip tea and some kind of bread on hot stones in an open fire with honey on top. Delicious 😋.
Hahaha. I LOVED your tiny “ohhh shit” when the honey overflowed the jar. 😊 I laughed out loud as I could totally see myself in your actions and words. Hello from Northern Ontario and thanks for the morning giggle.
My personal favorite is an excellent cup of tea. Pineneedles have 300 times more vitamin C than oranges Ording to Markus Rothcranz the healthy life channel. 😊 thank you for your beautiful video.❤
All I could think while watching you pick spruce tips was “deer behavior” lol. I’m a forester so I’m super excited to pick some spruce tips while I’m out on a job! I like to chew on my tree cores sometimes so I’m hoping the taste will be similar. :)
Warak enab is the absolute best! I can imagine Jordan might make this as he sometimes cooks foods that showcase his Syrian heritage (although I believe it might have a different name in Syrian Arabic).
I love all your tips and inspiration to just get out and forage. This is my latest joy finding & identifying edible plants. You make it look easy, and it is! Thank you. 😊
So happy I found this video! I make mugolio every year. I have one batch that has been sitting for 10 months so far. I love the citrus and pine notes. Now I have more things to make!
Such a warm, down to earth, resourceful video - thank you. The music makes it hard to understand the talking, although it sounds very nice. Maybe use more sparingly, and only for shots without talking
I used to have a giant spruce tree in my backyard. On January 9th, 2024, the tree was uprooted due to strong winds and heavy rain. The place where the tree once stood is now a huge pile of sawdust and lots of pine cones. The evergreen tree was already a big tree when Daddy and all of his siblings were little kids. The tree was a Norway spruce tree.
It’s amazing to see nature bursting with life on your walks. It looks like you’re maybe 2 weeks ahead of us here in southern Quebec where the tree buds are finally starting to break open :’) your channel is always perfectly timed for what I can look forward to in the weeks ahead 😂 p.s. am I hearing that we’re getting a dolma video this summer? 🥰
That timing makes sense because we’re in western Pennsylvania 🙂 As for the grape leaves, we make the Syrian version which we call warak enab, but it’s similar to dolmas which I think of as Turkish or Greek.
Hey Beauties..🌻 Firstly, Big Love ❤from the Emerald Isle.. Or as we say; Grá mór, a chara! Question on the tops please... Are you forsging your tips from commercially grown trees? As thats what most of the sitka trees are around me.. Commercially grown, sprayed and treated... My instinct says maybe not so good, them being exposed to such harsh treatments and growing in such conditions... But as we know nature is the all mighty, and her cleaning and cleansing ways, do help purify things... But still, my instincts say... ugh uhhh!? Any advice around this, would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏽🍀
Sounds like I should grow _Picea_ spp. in my backyard, hey? My understanding is that Torreya spp. seeds are edible, but in the Americas, Torreyas are all endangered (T.taxifolia is functionally extinct outside of cultivation) why do i feel bad for the spruce tree now X_X i want to give it a hug and pet it rather than nomming its new growth (although my understanding is that they will tolerate a bit of that) also if you have a sneeze when the pollen is falling, don't eat it because it means you're allergic
Does anyone know how long the spruce tips will be good in the honey? I made this just a week ago after seeing the video and my tips are looking pretty discolored in the honey but the honey still tastes great. Is this normal? Or should I remove the spruce tips? Thank you!!
Do you just eat the honey-preserved ones as a snack, or do you use them in something? My favorite thus far is spruce tip ice cream but I'd like to try new things this year.
Well the honey extracts a lot of the scents/compounds from the spruce tips so we usually just pour the honey over things or put it in tea, but you can definitely snack on the tips too!
I am curious, do you leave anything for the plants when you forage? I always liked to have a mixture of coffee grounds and ground eggshells since it's what my Grandma used in her rose garden!
