Norway spruce en francais Videos

+Rob Monty248 Rob, since you're making your own gum you can add whatever you want to it. You can put some drops of anything in there. I would suggest adding some flavoring (it'll take some experimentation) by putting in different amounts of different stuff. I would make mini troughs (lots of them) and then mix the flavors in the little batches in the little troughs so you don't get a big batch of crap!Different flavorsDifferent amounts (a few drops, a lot, etc.)Try something you like. Spear mint, spices, etc. Keep in mind it will have to overcome the flavor you tasted before.

+THE GOLDEN MEM in Action! resin ok! i heard a woman cured her cancer with this taking it as her medicine

+Bj Bj Yes, it is a bit bitter.  It's a strong flavor, a bit like chewing on a coffee bean.  The timing?  I don't quite know what you mean, but I'll tell you that this whole straining, molding, rolling, wrapping process takes a couple of hours.  The hard part is finding the right resin to begin with; not too hard, not too soft...   That part can take a while!

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+Wabiska Maengun From my experience, it's fine for the gum to break that way when you chew it. In fact, all the gums I've chewed has broken into small pieces initially. All you have to do is to chew and chew (and try not to swallow any pieces) it until it comes together. It might be unpleasant and release some bitter juices, but eventually it should combine and soften up. I don't think trying to hold it in your mouth would soften it up, as pine gum is quite waterproof. Good luck!

+Countercommie Ok I understand. Why do you say pine now? Just wondering because you say spruce in the video title. I know the resins of both trees are edible. I also already chewed larch resin gum. What did you mean by "make sure it's a true pine"? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

+Wabiska Maengun  Honey won't do the job.  I think it would soften the gum initially, but it's water soluble and will only serve to give the gum a sweet taste until it's dissolved.  Then you're back to the same gum you have now. You need something that is not water soluble.  This is why wax works.  There are some candies (such as Sugar Babies) that contain food grade wax.  If you pop a couple of those in your mouth while you are chewing a "too hard" piece of gum, it will soften it up.  Better to just find softer resin.  Feel free to mix species, just make sure it's a true pine. 

+CountercommieThanks for the tips.Finding the right balance for the resin consistency makes this exciting little craft even more of an art. I love it. I'm using spruce, could not say what species though, one that grows in Germany. I'll follow your advice and try mixing my current resin with softer one. I also thought of a little bit of honey could have soften it, beeswax was not at hand.

Wabiska, Sorry you're having trouble with it; don't get discouraged... It sounds like you have very hard resin.  That's good though, I usually have a harder time finding harder resin.  Try to find younger (fresher) resin and combine to find a good consistency.  It takes patience to learn the balance of hard/soft, but it's worth effort if you love to chew and dislike boughten gum.  I've learned to sort of keep a tally in my head as I gather a bag of raw resin.  Some will be harder, some softer, but I know as I'm gathering lumps, what I need of hard stuff to offset the softer stuff that is more easily found on spruces.  What kind of pine are you using?  Gum of the right consistency is pretty hard at room temp, and will shatter if bent or struck or bitten. It can be warmed up in the hand to be a little pliable, but will still crack if moved quickly. In in your mouth (>95 Degrees) it is like gum.  You can also add a bit of bee's wax to soften it up... but I think it's better to start with a good mix of sort/hard resin.  If all else fails, I recommend large tears of mastic gum from the Chios Gum Mastic Growers Association. Delicious and milder in flavor with a floral essence.  Chewing a 20 gram bag of that stuff will teach you the hard and soft balance, too.  

The tree's purpose for sap is to heal wounds to itself.  The sap is anti-microbial, and it hardens up to eventually become resin.  After lichen grows on the aged resin it actually looks a little like bark.   If you make a cut in the tree you will get sap, but the sap must be allowed to harden into resin in order to make gum.  Resin is age-hardened sap and it takes about 5 years for sap to harden into resin.  I just hike through the woods looking for big old spruce trees with old, existing wounds.  Try to find the oldest resin you can, and add newer resin if your gum comes out too hard.  Takes experience to get the right mix.

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