‘Eco-conscious’ families should eat their Christmas trees, urges reporter
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Food writer claims the best thing for the environment is to simply not have a Christmas tree at all, but for those who 'cannot give up the habit,' she suggests they use it 'as much as possible'
"Instead of sending their pine, fir and spruce trees for recycling or replanting, growing numbers of eco-conscious households are trying to make the most of them by eating various parts before throwing them out," Miranda Bryant wrote. "Fir trees can be used in ice-cream, to pickle vegetables and even to flavour gin." Municipal workers grind Christmas trees from the past holiday season in a wood-chipper at a community park in Warminster, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 6, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Christmas tree retailer describes impact of nationwide Christmas tree shortage (Fox News Digital) Christmas trees are seen at a collection point for recycling in New York City in 2019. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Kendall Tietz is a Production Assistant with Fox News Digital.
Food experts said a Christmas tree can be used to cook, using the needles like rosemary or basil leaves as a kick of citrus or pine flavor and a source of vitamin C, she wrote. By burning the wood, eco-family households can also make pine ash for use in the garden or kitchen cleaning.
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