{"id":5320,"date":"2024-05-09T09:29:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T16:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:17:29","slug":"spruce-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/spruce-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In April or May, if you look closely at these coniferous trees that proliferate on the Coast, you\u2019ll notice that the needles aren\u2019t all the same color. You\u2019ll want to gather the potent new growth&nbsp;at the end of the branches, which is much softer and brighter green.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spruce tips are highly medicinal, packed with Vitamin C, A, and antioxidants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll find Sitka spruce all over the Coast, but investigate the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/siuslaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Siuslaw National Forest<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;at elevations under 1,500 feet for plentiful stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ideas for using Spruce Tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add chopped spruce tips to homemade vinaigrettes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toss a little into your favorite&nbsp;smoothies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add to roasted vegetables, fish, or meat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make spruce tip syrup and add to sparkling water or cocktails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chop spruce tips and add to baked goods like shortbread or scones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Though some people dry spruce tips for later use in tea and homemade cough syrups, I think since mature spruce works for these purposes, it makes more sense to enjoy spruce tips fresh in spruce tip recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that when you make spruce tip syrup or vinegar, you get two spruce tip recipes for one. When you strain the spruce tips, keep&nbsp;both&nbsp;the spruce-infused liquid and the tips. Pickled spruce tips can be used as a tasty vegetable or garnish, while sweetened ones can be used in dessert recipes or dried to make spruce tip candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April or May, if you look closely at these coniferous trees that proliferate on the Coast, you\u2019ll notice that the needles aren\u2019t all the same color. You\u2019ll want to gather the potent new growth&nbsp;at the end of the branches, which is much softer and brighter green.&nbsp; Spruce tips are highly medicinal, packed with Vitamin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[317,319],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wild-foraging","category-natural-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7732,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320\/revisions\/7732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dawningsart.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}