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Spruce, Essence Of

Essence of spruce is obtained by boiling the green tops of the black spruce in water, and then concentrating the decoction by another boiling without the spruce-tops. The young shoots of this fir, like most others of its family, are coated with a resinous exudation, which is dissolved in the water.