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Pine Needle Simple Syrup
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Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Simmer
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
5
minutes
mins
Cuisine
Simple Syrups
Equipment
Saucepan
Fine-mesh Strain
Cheese cloth
Ingredients
1
Cup
Fresh Pine Needles
(Or Dried Pine Needle Tea)
2
Cups
Water
1
Cup
Sugar
Instructions
Rinse the pine needles with cold water before chopping.
Coarsely chop the rinsed needles.
In a
saucepan
, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Add the pine needles and let them simmer for about 1 hour.
Add more water if the liquid level gets too low.
After one hour, taste the syrup. The liquid should be reduced to about half of what you put into the pot.
Remove from heat and allow your syrup to steep as it cools.
Strain through a
fine-mesh strainer
lined with
cheesecloth
for the clearest syrup, then transfer to a clean glass jar.
Refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.
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