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| ... my gift of Sooke Spruce Salt ... |
Spruce Salt was one of the gifts I received when I attended the ceremony that marked the agreement that will cover the protection and use of The Witness Blanket.
As I said, I am curious now about how to use spruce salt. I went to the internet and discovered I can make my own spruce salt in the spring – about late May but I must watch the trees for the new buds.
The blog showed me a picture so that I can recognize what those little buds look like, and yes, I have seen their beauty, sometimes even going over to a spruce tree to touch them.
The blog Homespun Obsessions tells me that I am to gather the new tips of spruce trees, then crush them, dry them and mix them at the ration of 1:1 with salt.
To test the taste out, I have been using an old method I use with new spices: put a small amount on the tip of my tongue and then savour the taste of that spice, trying to build a memory of it in my head.
For today, I have my Sooke Spice Salt beside my computer, trying to think about that citrusy taste on my tongue as being associated with a spruce tree. And when I warm up my sweet potato tonight I am going to sprinkle some on top for a new culinary pleasure. In the days to come, I will try sprinkling the spruce salt on eggs or meat or vegetables.
Thank you Carey Newman.
And if anyone is interested in seeing a 4 minute video of how someone does this, they can see a you tube video starring Joe from Minnesota.
Enjoy your spruce salt!!
ReplyDeleteI have misplaced my spruce salt and rebecca has misplaced her dried mushroom powder. I have looked all over for them, which is to say a lot as in, yes, I know they are missing.
ReplyDeleteLast night Rebecca told me to call off the search. We are going to find them in a small bag, hanging from the back of a chair, or in a container underneath some papers we haven't processed. The reason we knew the mushroom power was missing is we went to add some to a soup Rebecca has been making and we have been loving.
What I love is that we have put both the salt and the mushroom powder right into our lives.
I hope you find them! I received dried nettles as my gift. i wonder how many different dried plants were in the bags...
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