Hello my fellow meat head animal killing foodie’s and culinary snobs
Has anyone attempted using eastern red cedar berries as a substitute for juniper berries in a recipe? I am planning to make the recipe in the link below from a deer I just harvested. It appears common juniper is frequently used as a spice. Eastern red cedar is in the same genus(Juniperus), so it might work. On the other hand, I don’t want my sausage tasting like turpentine. Any thoughts?
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Like other Juniperus species, the red cedar has small blue berries. Red cedar berries are not the most aromatic of the juniper berries, but they are edible and used for making teas and flavoring meats. [/quote]
Is there a reason you’re using these as opposed to, I dunno, just buying juniper berries?
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Like other Juniperus species, the red cedar has small blue berries. Red cedar berries are not the most aromatic of the juniper berries, but they are edible and used for making teas and flavoring meats. [/quote]
Is there a reason you’re using these as opposed to, I dunno, just buying juniper berries?[/quote]
Hot damn, I think they might work. A penny saved is a penny earned!
