Euell Gibbons and Pine Trees

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

I used to use pine sap to bind my homemade hash after I cooked it down. Dried pine sap can be chewed like gum. I've eaten Juniper berries from the bush and drank gin on a number of occasions. Pine boughs can be used as a natural bedding in a survival shelter situation. I've heard that old sap filled pine wood makes a great fire starter, however, pine wood is horrible to cook on. If you have to cook with it, seal everything in aluminum foil tightly.