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Young pine shoot syrup with lemon
Homemade syrup made by layering young pine shoots with sugar and lemon, then leaving in the sun for 2–3 weeks. Makes 1 bottle.
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- Prep time
- 15 min
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 1 bottle
- Difficulty
- Easy
Young pine shoot syrup with lemon is a traditional homemade syrup prepared using a recipe passed down from grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Rinsed shoots are layered with lemon slices and sugar in a tall glass jar until it is full. The opening is covered with cellophane, and the syrup is left to infuse in a warm, sunny spot for two to three weeks before being strained into sterilized bottles. The recipe does not specify exact quantities; these depend on how much syrup you want to make and how strong you want the flavor to be.
Ingredients
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Instructions
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Place a layer of rinsed young pine shoots in a tall glass jar, add several lemon slices, and cover with a layer of sugar. Repeat the layers until the jar is full. Cover the opening with cellophane, secure with a rubber band, and leave the jar in a warm, sunny spot for 2 to 3 weeks.
Strain the finished syrup into glass bottles that have been sterilized in boiling water and dried.
Tip: Gather only young, light green shoots that still snap easily, well away from roads. Take just a few shoots from each tree to avoid harming it.
This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Sirup z mladých borovicových výhonkov s citrónom
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