The end of the holiday season means that people are getting rid of their #Christmas trees, but some are keeping their holiday evergreens alive — by eating them.
The latest trend has people giving their beloved Christmas trees new life by using the branches as an ingredient in recipes.
“You can pretty much eat the whole thing,” Julia Georgallis, author of “How To Eat Your Christmas Tree,” told The Guardian. “You can use the needles as you would use rosemary or bay leaves, for flavor.”
She also recommended putting sections of the Christmas tree in a hot oven until they are charred and then putting them into a blender to create pine ash to be used for flavor.
Another use for pine needles is pickling eggs or vegetables or putting them in drinks and infusions, food experts told the British newspaper.
It doesn’t stop there either — Pine needle tea, which can be made by boiling pots of water with pre-washed pine leaves and branches and drinking the broth, is all the rage on TikTok, the Daily Mail reported.
People online have also been using pine needles to make a syrup by putting leaves in a pan with sugar and water and bringing it to a boil.
The uses for your Christmas tree are endless.
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