주니퍼 베리

I've been using these in a juniper and rosemary tonic since I read about their traditional use in European medicine, and the aroma when I crush them is so much stronger than the dusty jar I had before. Whole cones, hardly any broken bits in the bag.

I bought these mainly for pickling and the cones are far plumper than the dusty ones from my local shop. Crushing a few between my fingers released a sharp pine-citrus oil that completely woke up my brine.

I've been crushing a few of these into my sauerkraut brine and the piney bite is exactly what I wanted. The seed cones are mostly intact, though a handful were a bit dry. Traditional European recipes are the reason I bought them, and these do the job.