Pine tree bud syrup

Use
- For chesty cough or bronchitis.

Ingredients
- 3 to 4 handfuls of very small pine tree buds (our photo: gathering pine tree buds in the Alps)
- 1 liter water
- 1 kg brown sugar
- 3 g ascorbic acid (= vitamin C), for sale at the pharmacy
- 1 saucepan

Preparation
- Wash and chop the pine tree buds, put them in a saucepan
-  Add the water and sugar
- Cook the mixture until a beaded, syrupy consistency is reached (= cook until a bead is formed at the end of the spatula)
- Let cool.
- When the syrup is cool, add the ascorbic acid
- Cover the syrup with a cloth (napkin)
- Let rest for 2 to 3 days
- Filter
- Pour into bottle

Dosage
- 3 tablespoons, morning, afternoon, and night every day for cough or bronchitis (indicative dosage).

Shelf life:
6 to 12 months, stored in a dry place