tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post8850719295492762377..comments2024-03-12T12:04:22.004-07:00Comments on Arctic Garden Studio: Spruce Tip and Rose Petal ShortbreadNicole Pearcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03777028410857045419noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-22648750947455715502011-06-09T16:17:36.005-07:002011-06-09T16:17:36.005-07:00What an incredibly interesting shortbread. I never...What an incredibly interesting shortbread. I never knew you could use spruce tips in baking. Love it!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467505930033837336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-38439999045811123412011-06-06T09:20:12.489-07:002011-06-06T09:20:12.489-07:00This is fabulous, Nicole. Now I need to start snea...This is fabulous, Nicole. Now I need to start sneaking around the neighborhood for some spruce. Or better yet, a foraging hike.Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115189958759013413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-7513651989446777502011-06-06T08:35:57.736-07:002011-06-06T08:35:57.736-07:00These sound absolutely delicious, I love the combi...These sound absolutely delicious, I love the combination of flavours, what a great idea.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805093460124783509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-33242568164511676162011-06-05T08:57:17.189-07:002011-06-05T08:57:17.189-07:00Christine- You can actually use both Spruce and Pi...Christine- You can actually use both Spruce and Pine trees, but as with anything I would recommend trying it first to see if you actually like the flavor. I used white spruce hear, but I know they make a lot of stuff with Sitka Spruce in Southeast Alaska. I noticed that our Black Spruce tips are kind of small a scraggly and when I tried them they are not so tasty and kind of brittle. Yes, you can use garden roses as well. Just make sure that they have not been sprayed with anything nasty that you wouldn't want to eat. Some flower shops actually sell organic roses now, so technically you could use those as well as they would not have been sprayed. However there is a little white bit at the base of cultivated rose petals that needs to be cut off as it is really bitter. Wild Roses have it too, but it is much smaller and I never see it being worth the time to cut it off as I don't notice a difference.Nicole Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777028410857045419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-11355371564805513572011-06-05T05:12:35.957-07:002011-06-05T05:12:35.957-07:00I honestly had no idea that you could cook with sp...I honestly had no idea that you could cook with spruce. Does any kind of spruce tree work? As to the rose petals, we don't have wild roses but one of the more formal planted rose bush types (I didn't plant it. It was here before me). Do you know if you can use those petals or if it has to be the sweet wild ones?Christine (Cook the Story)http://www.cookthestory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-75824328078620124242011-06-04T15:56:01.114-07:002011-06-04T15:56:01.114-07:00Miriam- I am always amazed by the good things natu...Miriam- I am always amazed by the good things nature provides. I was pleasantly surprised how citrus-like they are.<br /><br />Kate- I still have not gotten around to infusing, but if it doesn't rain today I may just go pick some more and give it a try. <br /><br />Amanda-I'll check it out.Nicole Pearcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777028410857045419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-43084980807510020652011-06-03T17:24:45.814-07:002011-06-03T17:24:45.814-07:00Looks great! I've never thought about using sp...Looks great! I've never thought about using spruce in baking - always for infusing. Theres not much better on a cold day than some spruce tip tea!Katehttp://snowflakekitchen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326112551659962413.post-17146620773007413792011-06-03T14:05:06.375-07:002011-06-03T14:05:06.375-07:00Spruce tips... never thought it could be eaten!Spruce tips... never thought it could be eaten!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003092395648676906noreply@blogger.com