Birch sap is unusually tasty and useful drink. It is possible to enjoy its taste all the year round, and not just during its active collecting. It becomes possible thanks to house conservation.
Rules of gathering birch sap and its advantage
Birch sap is the liquid which is emitted from cuts on a birch trunk. To bring together him, it is necessary to use a special aluminum fillet which can be inserted into a cut on a trunk. The emitted juice will flow down on a fillet in the substituted capacity. Most often for gathering drink use 3-liter jars.
The best time for extraction of juice the spring is considered. Approximately since the beginning of March and to the middle of April when on trees leaves begin to be dismissed, the period of its active collecting lasts. From one adult birch per day it is possible to gain up to 3 liters of juice. After collecting is finished, it is necessary to cover the place of a cut with the garden thief.
Birch sap contains huge amount of vitamins, minerals. It is very useful to health. Juice has very pleasant sweetish flavor. It is applied to treatment of bronchitis, cough and also diseases of kidneys and a liver.
How to preserve birch sap
To keep juice, it is necessary to preserve it within day after collecting as this product very quickly spoils. For a start it is necessary to prepare a container. It is very convenient to preserve juice in 3-liter jars. Banks need to be washed out and sterilized carefully over steam or in an oven. Collected juice needs to be poured in the enameled pan and to bring to the boil on slow fire. When it begins to boil, it is possible to add to it sugar, segments of a lemon and orange. On 3 liters of juice 3 tablespoons of sugar, 2 circles of a lemon and 2 circles of orange with a peel will be required. Fruit impact to drink original relish. After addition of fruit ingredients and sugar it is necessary to boil juice within 5 minutes then to fill in it in sterile banks and immediately to roll up sterile covers. It is necessary to store drink in the dark and cool place. It is also possible to sterilize the juice poured in banks. This method of conservation is more reliable. Juice with addition of sugar and fruit should be poured on banks, and to put cups in the pan filled with water. Banks need to be covered with tin covers. On a bottom of a pan it is necessary to lay a towel or a small rag. It is necessary to sterilize the jars for 20 minutes then they should be rolled up. It is also possible to preserve juice with use of citric acid. Some hostesses prefer to add mint leaflets to drink to impact it the refreshing relish.