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# Making Delicious Jelly from Spruce Trees
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/making-delicious-jelly-from-spruce-trees-r6hign/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:54:27.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:25:24.000Z
- Description: Lisa Brandstetter and her family annually make jelly with freshly picked spruce tips.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 8, Episode 8, #ZZZ_Episode_33594b94-5ea2-4e66-8e59-993e3f6de110, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Alaska in the spring is a blossoming green wonderland to harvest and forage for wild edible plants. Lisa Brandstetter takes advantage of many of these spring treats, but a favorite for her and her family are spruce tips; But she chooses this lifestyle for more than just the pantry full of homemade jelly.