pine sap chewing gum

[cekinxxx]

very smart use of the shell

[Stillwater900]

When I was very little, I read that this resin was used as chewing gum, so I tried chewing it. It took almost a week to get it all out of my teeth, haha!

[nsgfilms4u]

could you use candle wax?

[sdkkrew]

@nsgfilms4u no, would you want to chew candle wax?

[Willard5991]

how do you clean your shells after the pine sap gets on them? by the way, love your videos, keep it up!

Thanks!

[sdkkrew]

@Willard5991 wet sand is a great way to remove pine sap from anything. shells, skin, pots and pans exc

[JohnDoe0329]

Do you swallow it or sit it out?

[trapperjacksurvival]

@JohnDoe0329 the gum is edible do what you like...

[JohnDoe0329]

@trapperjacksurvival Thanks for the tips. I tapped resin yesterday from Pinus sylvestris. It taste a little bit bitter, is that right? For how long must it cooked to get the terpentine out of it?

[JohnDoe0329]

Hey Trapper Jack,

I want to try this. What kind of pine I can use in Europe? And what time of year, because I heard that only in spring is good resin without poison.

[footballguy146]

thumbs up if ur gonna try this next time u go camping

[footballguy146]

who i never realised until now but big flat oyster shells are hella useful

[trapperjacksurvival]

@footballguy146 they bare worth thier weight in gold

[specioss]

hey ive heard from my friend that pine tree sap is poisonous ( because of terpentine) is this true?

and also, are the needles poisonous?

[offgridmontana]

@specioss

Most pines I know of in the northwest USA are edible, but I'm not sure where you are. Search the Internet for it, I'm sure there is a wiki on it. I eat pine needles, drink pine tea, and I'm sure melting honey with pine pitch will be damn good!

[hellerZauberer]

Does it stay together pretty well?

[joohop]

no wonder u got no teeth left buddy ! GR8 VID THNX 

[brainstillloading]

Sorry if asking this is a pain, but can you just get sap off a pine and chew it? And can it be off any type of pine? (: Thankyou for the video though! Brilliant! :D

[trapperjacksurvival]

@brainstillloading chewing just sap will stick tp teeth so add bees wax. any pine sap can be used

[brainstillloading]

@trapperjacksurvival Cool! Thanks

[astrialkil]

@brainstillloading My aunt said they chewed pine gum when they were a kid on a farm in the 1920's. all you have to do is get the hard sap (resin) not the sticky stuff. Put the hard resin in your mouth to soften for 5-10 minutes then gently put it between your teeth and rock back and forth. if its soft you'll feel it and start gently chewing. She had me try it and i was too impatient to let it soften and it didn't appeal to a kid who had easy access to bubalicous.

[davidj0x1]

yes you can but it is nasty!

[steadfast1984]

lol it tastes like honey cause all your pine sap dumped out before you added the honey lol

[jacksoncole79]

can you do this with yellow pine?

[trapperjacksurvival]

yes you can use yellow pine sap to make gum. but the canadian red pine tastes and smells the best for food.

[Duhnata]

Those were nice looking tongs you used there, I'd like to see a video on how to make a pair of those

[NullSpacio]

Very clever. Love your videos.

[trapperjacksurvival]

you can use stones or thin wood bowl(dont over heat) i have used egg shells too

[EvergreenBushcraft]

Very cool idea! any ideas of things other then shells you could use for this. I'm thinking if you wanted to do this in an environment where there would be pines, that you wouldn't have shells. Maybe you'd have to find some nicely shaped rocks or something.

[trapperjacksurvival]

harvesting wild honey is one of my specialties. i plan to make a film this summer when the combe are laden

[nightmare2772]

can you make a video on how to get said honey and beeswax and such?

[Rhinoch8]

@nightmare2772 You can find the two combined where there are beed, as the structure cells are wax, and they contain the honey

[trapperjacksurvival]

pine sap is the oldest recipe for chewing gum. once in commertial production too.

the sap doesnt break down or become sticky, chew for as long as you like.

[0MrENigma0]

Chewing Gum? So, this stays in a form that you can keep chewing on and it doesn't break down in your mouth quickly?

[trapperjacksurvival]

modern recipe's use latex and others as a base. so todaye chewing gum has no pine resin in it. a pioneers treat for centuries. it is worth continueing to use the ingredients to make gum.

[0MrENigma0]

Makes sense.

[p52ntwrk]

i am for sure trying this

[trapperjacksurvival]

you will be pleased. the flavor lasts long enough to enjoy it and the honey gives you energy.