Recipe courtesy of Todd Perrin, Mallard Cottage, Quidi Vidi, N.L.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups (750 ml) whipping cream
• 1 head garlic, roasted
• 1 small onion
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) butter
• 3 or 4 fresh spruce tips
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan and sauté onion until soft.
2. Squeeze roasted garlic head to release the softened cloves into pan with onion.
3. Add cream and simmer 5 minutes, add spruce tips and simmer 10 minutes.
4. Strain out the solid ingredients and put the cream mixture into another pot, reduce about one-third.
5. Season to taste and serve.