Pine cone syrup??

[Nubsnstubs]

@sprucegum, since you are a syrup make or related to one, have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones? I ask because of a couple videos of people in the Carpathians going out and collecting cones and canning them. Yesterdays video title was the first mention of what the cones were for. Curiosity is taking over and I need to find out if it's made here. Don't want any, but just curious.
I looked online, and there are recipes available. .............. Nubs

 

[sprucegum]

@sprucegum, since you are a syrup make or related to one, have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones? I ask because of a couple videos of people in the Carpathians going out and collecting cones and canning them. Yesterdays video title was the first mention of what the cones were for. Curiosity is taking over and I need to find out if it's made here. Don't want any, but just curious.
I looked online, and there are recipes available. .............. Nubs

It's not something that I am familiar with. I'm not sure if any parts of Eastern White pine cones are edible.

 

[DLJeffs]

Never heard of any pine cone syrup recipes out this way either. Can't imagine a pine cone tasting any good unless you're a squirrel or porcupine.

 

[Mr. Peet]

@sprucegum, since you are a syrup make or related to one, have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones? I ask because of a couple videos of people in the Carpathians going out and collecting cones and canning them. Yesterdays video title was the first mention of what the cones were for. Curiosity is taking over and I need to find out if it's made here. Don't want any, but just curious.
I looked online, and there are recipes available. .............. Nubs

They would pick the green, under developed cones and pickle them just like walnuts. Is that what you saw? As for tree syrup, only familar with the common 3, peach, birch and maple.

 

[Nubsnstubs]

They would pick the green, under developed cones and pickle them just like walnuts. Is that what you saw? As for tree syrup, only familar with the common 3, peach, birch and maple.

The firtst video was about a week ago. They went out and got about a bucket full, and the next scene was putting them in a jars, closing the lids and storing them . That made me curious, but not enough to question it, but then another video a week later had in in the title, Pine cone syrup. Therer are no explainations because these videos are made in the Carpathian mountains of eastern Europe. There are no English words spoken and very little spoken words. I'll say this for them,they sure like homemade bread.
Hopefully this link works;

https://foragerchef.com/mugolio-pine-cone-syrup/

I just went to it, didn't read any of it but saw a bunch of pictures of different pine cones. the syrup is called "mugolio".

Here is the like to the last video. I believe the cone collecting is towards the end near 30 minutes.

.............. Nubs

 

[Eric Rorabaugh]

As for tree syrup, only familar with the common 3, peach, birch and maple.

Actually saw something on people tapping walnut trees and making walnut syrup. Said it was dark and rich but bitter. I'd try it. Wonder if it would be like molasses?

 

[Mike Hill]

Actually, is a type of preserve made in the Ukrainian part of the world and thereabouts. I've bought it once. Was ok, but won't go out of my way to get more though. I'd much rather have some sawdust in my coffee!

 

[Webb]

@sprucegum, since you are a syrup make or related to one, have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones? I ask because of a couple videos of people in the Carpathians going out and collecting cones and canning them. Yesterdays video title was the first mention of what the cones were for. Curiosity is taking over and I need to find out if it's made here. Don't want any, but just curious.
I looked online, and there are recipes available. .............. Nubs

Do tell how you get maple syrup from a pine tree….

 

[Nubsnstubs]

Do tell how you get maple syrup from a pine tree….

I didn't word my question correctly. It should have been written this way."@sprucegum , have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones in it?"
If you would have clicked on the recipe for Mugolio syrup, then scroll down to this;
' Maple sugar
Maple sugar is the most expensive you could use, and in my opinion is not the most ideal as it's prone to crystallization from my experience. It is delicious though. If you'd like to harness the flavor of maple with your pine cones, you can just toss pine cones into maple syrup at a ratio of 1 cup of pine cones to 1 lb (2 cups) of maple syrup.'
Searching Pine Cone Syrup brought up a lot of links, including a bunch using Maple syrup. That is why I asked @sprucegum , and he knew what I was asking, I think.
I rest my case. ............. Nubs

 

[Cloud of Sawdust Farms]

@sprucegum, since you are a syrup make or related to one, have you ever made Maple Syrup with pine cones? I ask because of a couple videos of people in the Carpathians going out and collecting cones and canning them. Yesterdays video title was the first mention of what the cones were for. Curiosity is taking over and I need to find out if it's made here. Don't want any, but just curious.
I looked online, and there are recipes available. .............. Nubs

I don't know about syrup, but stone pine (Pinus cembra) cones are used to flavor schnapps, liqueurs, and brandy. Sonetimes they're just sliced and soaked in brandy or other spirits to add flavor, and sometimes distillation may be involved. In German the resulting drinks are called Zirbenschnaps, Zirbengeist, and so on. I have never had this stuff and can't tell you what it tastes like, but I'm guessing that's what you saw.

Pine liqueur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Edit: OK, that's not what you saw. Mugoglio is made by packing young pine cones in sugar; the sugar draws moisture and flavor out of the pine cones to create the syrup. Still would be interested to try the pine liqueur, though.

 

[Nubsnstubs]

I don't know about syrup, but stone pine (Pinus cembra) cones are used to flavor schnapps, liqueurs, and brandy. Sonetimes they're just sliced and soaked in brandy or other spirits to add flavor, and sometimes distillation may be involved. In German the resulting drinks are called Zirbenschnaps, Zirbengeist, and so on. I have never had this stuff and can't tell you what it tastes like, but I'm guessing that's what you saw.

Pine liqueur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Ben, the link above in post #4, does have a mention of Zirbenschnaps. I didn't read the whole thing, but the chef, Foragerchef, mentions that he's made some and even shows a bottle of it. ............ Nubs

 

[daniscool]

I don't know about syrup, but stone pine (Pinus cembra) cones are used to flavor schnapps, liqueurs, and brandy. Sonetimes they're just sliced and soaked in brandy or other spirits to add flavor, and sometimes distillation may be involved. In German the resulting drinks are called Zirbenschnaps, Zirbengeist, and so on. I have never had this stuff and can't tell you what it tastes like, but I'm guessing that's what you saw.

Pine liqueur - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Edit: OK, that's not what you saw. Mugoglio is made by packing young pine cones in sugar; the sugar draws moisture and flavor out of the pine cones to create the syrup. Still would be interested to try the pine liqueur, though.

It burns. Badly. Good aroma but very little to taste beyond fire.

 

[SENC]

Actually, is a type of preserve made in the Ukrainian part of the world and thereabouts. I've bought it once. Was ok, but won't go out of my way to get more though. I'd much rather have some sawdust in my coffee!

Where do you buy your sawdust?