Sonnenkiefer

Syrup from handpicked May tops

Natural sweetness from the forest: this syrup has a lot to offer. Fir tips are nine times richer in vitamin C than lemons. They also have anti-inflammatory and expectorant active ingredients that are beneficial for a cold, for example. The syrup is an almost forgotten secret recipe for body, mind and soul and was already used as a remedy in the Middle Ages.

We all know saplings from our walks in the forest as the pretty light green tips that sprout from the branches of almost all conifers. These saplings are harvested for the sun pine products at the perfect time and by hand on natural fir plantations and gently boiled down with the best organic beet sugar from Germany to a fine, tart-sweet syrup. The taste is reminiscent of Canadian maple syrup or classic beet syrup, but is more tart and slightly more aromatic. The consistency resembles solid honey.

The possible uses in the kitchen are as complex as they are exciting! Whether in a marinade for meat and vegetables, as a sweetener in tea, as a spread, or on pancakes - this fir sweetness is a delicious hit! The syrup is also a great alternative to maple syrup and agave syrup. Have fun refining it!