syrup

when you are not married to a food writer, you see spruce tips and think, “oh, it must be late spring. look how pretty the lime green tips are in contrast to the deep green of the prior years’ growth. looks like a pretty good year’s growth this year. must have been good conditions.” but when you are, in fact, married to a food writer, you see spruce tips and think, “syrup.”

black spruce tip with new spring growth