In the spring when all nature wakes up, at trees the sokodvizheniye begins. Birch sap – extremely valuable product which well influences all organism. Its fresh use – great pleasure. It is pleasant, refreshing, at the same time promotes strengthening of an organism.
Instruction
1. Natural birch сокДля 3 liters of juice it is necessary to stock up with a glass of sugar and 0.5 tsps of citric acid. Filter juice through three layers of a gauze. Prepare carefully washed up and sterilized to bank. Pour sugar into the filtered juice and bring to boiling. At the same time don't forget to scum. You shouldn't boil! Distribute drink in the prepared banks, add citric acid and roll up capacity a cover. It is necessary to store such juice in the cool place.
2. Birch kvass. The recipe 1 Is process of a sbrazhivaniye of birch sap. It is filtered surely through several layers of a gauze. The prepared drink needs to be poured on banks, to cover with fabric (for protection against hit of litter) and only then - a cover. Container with juice should leave in the cool room (10-15 C) for process of a sbrazhivaniye. In several days, juice considerably will dim – fermentation begins. And in about 2-3 weeks, drink will be already ready. It tastes like kvass - has sourness and has pleasant aroma.
3. Birch kvass. The recipe 2 Fresh juice needs to be filtered also carefully through a gauze and to merge in the prepared wooden keg. For the lack of a keg it is possible to use the enameled pan. The chosen capacity should be covered and transferred to the cool place. In about 2-3 days it is necessary to add the fried croutons of black bread to juice. It is possible to add the sprouted and roasted barley instead of bread. (30 g on 5 l). For this grain it is tiresome to wet in water for 2 days. After emergence of sprouts to fry in a dry frying pan.
4. The ancient recipe sparkling birch сокаНеобходимо to choose bottles with thick glass. The filtered juice is spilled on tanks. It is necessary to add to everyone 2 tsps of sugar, lemon zest, 4 highlights. Large bottles densely cork with traffic jams, tie with a wire and a twine. It is necessary to store such container with juice in a cellar, previously having dug in sand. As a result the fine fizzy drink turns out. At the use it is necessary to add a spoon of sugar to a glass and it is good to stir.
5. Birch sap with мятойВ old times birch sap was prepared with addition of various herbs. Mint was the most popular. On 50 l of juice 100 g of a grass will be required (dry). Juice is filtered through a dense layer of a gauze, warm up it up to 80 C, fill in with it a grass and insisted within 6-7 hours. After that juice needs to be merged and to filter once again. Add to the filtered drink 5% of sugar and citric acid - 0.1%. After that pour on banks or large bottles, a zakuporta and surely pasteurize 25 minutes (90-95 C).