Name: Candied Spruce Tips
Ingredients: Spruce tip syrup (see included recipe); 1 cup spruce tips (whole); 1/2 cup granulated sugar

After straining the spruce tip syrup, and before refrigerating it, add 1 cup whole spruce tips and slowly bring to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the spruce tips cool in the syrup.
Strain the syrup, put in a sterilized container, and refrigerate until ready to use. Thoroughly remove any remaining spruce tips.
In small batches, toss the damp spruce tips in granulated sugar to coat and spread the candied spruce tips out on waxed paper to dry. When the candied spruce tips are dry (this may take several days), put them in an airtight container, and refrigerate until ready to use.

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