Milling Our Own Lumber | Summer Gardening & The Ultimate Spruce Tip Recipes

Milling Our Own Lumber | Summer Gardening & The Ultimate Spruce Tip Recipes

This week, we’re milling lumber on the sawmill for our next big project! We’re also checking in on the garden to see how it is producing just 2 weeks after transplanting. Then, we head into the woods to harvest some fresh spruce tips for salt and syrup.

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0:00-0:23 – Intro
0:23-3:40 – Milling Lumber Day 1
3:43-9:33 – Greenhouse Update
9:33-10:50 – Milling Lumber Day 2
10:51-16:59 – Garden Update
16:59-18:54 – Milling Lumber Day 3
18:54-21:11 – Harvesting Spruce Tips
21:11-24:53 – Processing Spruce Tips
24:54-28:59 – Making Bread and Butter from Goat Milk
28:59-29:52 – Outro

Spruce Tip Syrup
4 Cups of Brown Sugar
4 Cups of Spruce Tips

Place clean, dry spruce tips in a 1-inch layer in a sterilized mason jar. Add a decent layer of brown sugar. Continue this pattern until the top layer. Add a thick layer of brown sugar on top to make sure all spruce tips are under the sugar. Leave about 1-2 inches of headspace. Place in a cool, dark location with a lid. Burp every few days to relieve pressure. Let sit for 3-6 weeks. Test for desired flavor. Strain spruce tips and store syrup in fridge.

Spruce Tip Salt
Use equal parts salt and spruce tips.
Pulse in a food processer until spruce tips are blended in. Dry in the oven at 150-170 degrees F (most ovens don’t go this low – but if yours does, this method works) or dry in a dehydrator at 90-115 degrees F for 6-8 hours. Once salt is completely dry, pulse again in a food processor or stir to mix. Store in a clean glass jar.

Alternatively, you can dry on covered trays, stirring daily.

Spruce Tip Vinegar
Fill a jar 1/2 – 2/3 of the way up with clean spruce tips. Fill the jar with your preferred vinegar. Close with a lid and store in a cool, dark place for 2-6 weeks. Test for desired flavor and strain spruce tips.

*If using as a household cleaner – dilute by 50% with water after straining.

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