Preparation of birch sap: gifts of nature. Please give me a simple recipe for canning birch sap...

Hello, friends! Spring time already pleases us with the warm rays of the sun, the first flowers and, of course, a delicious drink - birch sap. It is a pity that birch sap itself is not stored for a long time. That is why many are wondering how to save birch sap for the winter. My family has been using simple and easy recipes for preserving birch sap for five years now. And I will be happy to share with you these not tricky recipes. I hope that you will like this juice very much, and the recipes will remain in your piggy bank for a long time.

For those who are interested in how to make kvass from birch sap, please follow.

What you need to close birch sap for the winter:

Birch sap for the winter with orange:

3 l. birch sap;

1 orange;

5 tbsp Sahara;

½ tsp citric acid;

Birch sap for the winter with dried fruits:

Birch sap 3 l.

Dried fruits - 50 gr;

5 tbsp Sahara;

½ tsp citric acid;

How to roll up birch sap for the winter:

1. Pour the birch sap into the pan, cut the orange into slices.
2. Add sugar and citric acid to the juice, mix everything.
3. Put on medium heat and bring to a boil.
4. We sterilize a three-liter jar and pour the prepared juice into it;
5. Cover with a lid and leave to cool at room temperature.
6. In a similar way, we close the birch sap with dried fruits.

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If you are wondering when to collect birch sap and how to roll it up for the winter, this issue of the Notebook is for you!

Birch sap recipe for the winter

The sunset "marathon" for me begins with birch sap. At the end of March, when there is still snow in some places, from the warm spring sun it spreads with life-giving nectar over the “body” of the tree. In my area, in absolutely different places, you can see birch trees with containers filled with juice. Moreover, there are people who specially plant these trees in their plots. You know, practical and convenient. Firstly, from 3 birch trees you can instruct a whole company of juice, and secondly, you don’t need to think about how to get permission to collect it in the forest. Go ahead and prepare. And then who is what much. I put homemade birch sap in jars, some put whole flasks of kvass based on birch sap, I know people who drink it in huge quantities during this period. It is considered beneficial that fresh birch sap cleanses the body well. I will not go into near-medical reasoning, I will say one thing: the drink is delicious both fresh and processed. In summer, it quenches thirst well on a hot day. For this reason, by the autumn I have little left - there is no juice, but empty cans stand in a row for new seamings.

Especially for the readers of the Notebook we will tell and show:

how to roll birch sap with citric acid

For one 3-liter jar, it does not make sense to take a smaller volume, you need an incomplete glass of sugar, 1 teaspoon of lemon without a slide and a slice of orange.

Hi all! Spring is in full swing, although a whole mountain of snow has piled up with us the other day, which made it difficult to walk. Winter does not want to leave, get angry).

Today we will talk about a very amazing product, namely birch sap. Love this wonder of nature? As a child, I even remember collecting it myself, there were times. We will not talk about how to assemble correctly and what rules you need to know about this in this note. We will learn how to prepare and preserve it for the winter, and we will learn how to make it so that we do not have to boil it.

And this means we will keep all the vitamins and nutrients in it. It is also used in folk medicine, in general it is a very nutritious and healing drink, earlier in the Soviet Union it was harvested annually, and then sold in cans.

We also do not forget that another time will soon come, and we will all happily go to the fields and meadows to collect dandelions, make them and with them. Here it is May's unforgettable time). Hooray!

Recipe for making birch sap at home

The first option will be canned, for a citrus note you can add a fruit such as an orange. It is this combination that will give a delicate taste and aroma, as well as a beautiful slightly yellowish color.

This combination of products will allow you not only to drink a very tasty drink, but also help to increase the immune system of the human body as a whole, and you will also feel a surge and charge of strength. Worth a try!

This recipe is factory-made, this is exactly how they used to do it and roll it up in large batches and put it up for sale.

We will need:

• birch sap - 3 l
• citric acid - 0.5 tsp
• granulated sugar - 100 g
• orange - optional

Cooking method:

1. First of all, you need to sterilize the lids, for this, boil them in boiling water for a couple of minutes. And place the jars in the oven for 5 minutes.

2. Wash the fruits well under running water and be sure to pour boiling water over them.

Interesting! You can use not only oranges, lemons are also suitable, as well as a sprig of currants or mint.

3. Cut oranges into rings, wow, what orange handsome men. Do not forget that you also need to pour boiling water over the knife and the ladle. Remove bones.

4. Now at the bottom of a three-liter jar you must place three rings of orange, half a teaspoon of citric acid and sugar. If you want and like sweeter juice, then add sugar in proportions - 200 g, and citric acid - 1 tsp.

5. Put a pot of birch sap on the stove and bring to a boil, then turn on a slow fire and follow the further instructions.

6. Pour the drink into the jar with a ladle. Be sure to place the jar on a towel or soft cloth.

7. Pour the liquid almost to the very edge, cover with a lid and roll up with a twist, then turn the jar upside down and see that the liquid does not stand out. Let the jars cool and then consume chilled. Bon appetit! Your preparation for winter is ready. You can stick more labels so as not to forget.

Delicious drink with lemon

Do you want to remember the taste of your childhood? I remember earlier such lemonade was sold in glass containers, it was magically delicious. And when there was a strong heat, it also quenched thirst well and cheered everyone up. After all, it is very refreshing and gives energy and strength when the sun is shining.

By the way, children are crazy about such a drink, and it’s understandable why, it is natural without any impurities and Eshek.

You need to collect juice where there is no roadway, and for this it is best to use a clean plastic bottle.

We will need:

• natural birch sap - 1000 ml
• sugar - 3 tbsp
• lemon - 1 pc.

Cooking method:

1. Squeeze juice from a lemon, this is easy to do with a juicer, or tap it on the table, and then make an incision and the juice will run in a stream. Mix it with sugar.

3. Now you can roll it into jars, or you can just enjoy its smell and aroma, drink it like a healing drink.

Recipe with honey and without sugar

This option is more like mead, which is probably what it is. It looks unusual and amazingly tasty, try to do it. Yes, and from natural products, just a miracle of the world.

Birch lemonade without boiling (sterilization)

Of course, no one will argue with the fact that conservation, or partial processing, still kills vitamins. There is an option in which you can still save all the values ​​that nature has given us.

But, remember that after you have collected fresh juice, it should be stored in a cool place for about two days, and then it will simply begin to ferment and kvass will turn out.

There is one method that is suitable for winter, and that is freezing. But, for this, you need to have a lot of space in your freezer, or will you get by with one bag? In this case, you can use not only bags, but also plastic bottles and even cups.

Or another option, juice, as soon as you have collected it and it is still completely fresh, strain through cheesecloth and bring it to 80 degrees Celsius, and then pour it into sterilized jars under the lid. You need to store such charm in a cool place, preferably in the cellar for about 2-3 months.

Birch drink with orange

Let's continue our conversation. And now we are preparing a healing drink with an orange, and then we roll it into jars. And after all, you can use it later with ice cubes, imagine how it will look, pretty and charming.

Instead of an orange, you can take any dried fruit, and even rose hips.

We will need:

• birch sap - 3 l
• orange - 1 pc.
• sugar - 5 tbsp
• citric acid - 0.5 tsp

Cooking method:

1. Place sugar, orange slices (wash them well and pour boiling water over them) and plus citric acid in a saucepan with a drink of nature.

2. Bring the mass to a boil and immediately turn off the stove.

Pour this liquid into a sterilized jar. And close the usual nylon lid, which you also boil first.

Canned birch sap with citric acid for the winter

The most popular option that was used in the USSR, and even now it is quite popular. Recall the old recipe, suddenly someone will like it, because it is the simplest and most uncomplicated.

We will need:

• birch sap - 3 l
• dried fruits - 50 g
• sugar - 5 tbsp
• citric acid - 0.5 tsp

Cooking method:

1. Add citric acid and granulated sugar to nature's drink. Next, take dried fruits that contain dried apples, pears, raisins and rose hips.

Before throwing the berries into the liquid, rinse in running water and pour over with boiling water.

2. Boil until boiling, and then, as usual, pour everything into clean jars and close with lids.

3. It turns out such a yummy, such juice goes especially well in years at a holiday or a feast. Happy sipping!

We make kvass from birch sap

In summer, such kvass goes with a bang! You don’t have time to make ordinary, then bread kvass, and it’s so sweet and even more so. Have you ever conjured over such a work of art? If not yet, I invite you to watch this video with me. Moreover, this is a grandfather's recipe, according to the author of this video, which means that you should try it for anyone.

How to preserve birch sap with raisins and candies?

For me, this is an interesting find, I would never have thought of such an idea, but then I saw it in a magazine yesterday, and you can use ordinary icicles instead of fruits for flavoring))). Yes, who is good for what, and what I will definitely try to do this year. I think for a varied menu that's what you need. What do you think?

We will need:

• birch sap - 1 l
• sugar - 1.5 tbsp
• lollipops - 2 pcs.
• citric acid - on the tip of a knife or to taste
• raisins and other dried fruits - 40 g or optional

Cooking method:

1. Prepare everything you need. Boil jars and lids.

After that, pour fresh juice into a large bowl and add all the ingredients according to the list into it.

You can do without dried fruits, only with candy.

2. Bring to a boil and do not forget, if a foam suddenly appears, remove it with a spoon. Pour such compote into jars, roll up under metal lids and let cool. Store in a cellar or in a cool place.

That's all for me. As always, I wish everyone good health, well-being and see you soon friends! Bye everyone! Write, leave comments and always be positive. Have a great and bright day!

Birch sap is undoubtedly a valuable liquid useful for our entire body. It contains many vitamins and minerals. In addition, this product has a pleasant aroma and sweet taste. In order to always have a delicious drink in the house, you need to know how to prepare birch sap for the future for the whole year.

It's nice to drink freshly picked cool juice in spring! And the preparation will help preserve this taste until the next season of collecting magical liquid.

When and how to extract birch sap

During the period of snow melting, when young leaves have not yet blossomed on the trees, the time begins, which is called the “weeping of birches”. Usually this season falls in the middle of March - April. It was then that you need to go to collect a valuable liquid with a sweet taste.

Birch sap should be collected only in clean forests, far from roads and cities, otherwise the liquid may not be beneficial, but harmful to health.

Collecting birch sap is a seemingly simple matter, but it has several rules:

1. Birch should not be young and not old.
2. From one tree you can collect no more than 1 liter of juice in 2-3 days.
3. The incision is made small so as not to harm the birch.
4. After the procedure, it is necessary to seal the cut with plasticine, wax, garden pitch.

In order to collect the juice, you need to make a small cut in the bark of a tree (at a distance of 25-30 cm from the ground) and clear it. Insert a groove made of metal or plastic into the hole, through which liquid will flow. From below, install a jar, a plastic or glass bottle, in general, any convenient container. It is important to closely monitor the flowing juice, and after filling the jar, close up the cut in the trunk with wax, garden pitch.

It is worth noting that in sunny weather the birch “weeps” faster than in cloudy weather.

Beneficial features

Birch sap, and especially collected in places remote from people and roads, has many useful properties. Doctors recommend in the spring to consume at least one glass of valuable liquid per day. It helps to cope with spring weakness, depression, absent-mindedness and fatigue.

"Tears of a birch" can also boast of the ability to cure diseases of the stomach and liver, relieve headaches and charitably influence the state of the body as a whole. In addition, cosmetologists assure that washing with birch sap has a positive effect on the appearance of the skin, fights age spots and acne. To do this, you need not only to use the elixir, but also to wash yourself with it.

Preparation of birch sap

Making birch sap at home is a simple and even interesting thing. Most often, the magical sweet liquid is canned, but many also freeze "tears of a birch." Thanks to the second method of storing birch sap, it does not lose its beneficial properties, as happens during heat treatment, however, we will consider both methods of harvesting.

canning

The first recipe for making birch sap is based on heat treatment. Unfortunately, with this method of preparing a tasty liquid, all vitamins and nutrients are lost, but the drink continues to be tasty.

To prepare birch sap at home, we need:

• 7 liters of birch sap;
• 1 lemon;
• 1 orange;
• a sprig of dry mint (added to taste, however, with this ingredient, the drink will acquire a more interesting flavor as a result);
• 1 glass of granulated sugar.

Pour juice into a large saucepan, add sugar. We put the drink on medium heat. As soon as the liquid begins to boil, we collect all the foam from the juice with a spoon and remove it. If this is not done, a precipitate will form in a rolled up jar with a delicious drink. After boiling, add half a lemon, half an orange (it is better to cut a lemon and an orange into circles) and a dry sprig, then reduce the heat to a minimum and leave for 10-12 minutes.

Before preparing the treasured juice, it is worth sterilizing the jars. It is important to do this especially carefully so that the drink does not deteriorate. We wash the jar with a clean sponge under hot water with soda, then sterilize the glass containers in any way convenient for you. Bottles, if you decide to store birch sap in them, just rinse with hot water and soda.

As soon as the appointed time has come, the “tears of a birch” have prepared, we carefully filter them.

At the bottom of the prepared jars, lay out the remaining half of the lemon and orange (cut them into circles). Pour the birch sap prepared at home into the container, roll it up with a metal lid and put it upside down in a cold place.

If you store juice in bottles, then you can prepare a lemon and an orange for subsequent placement on the bottom of the dish in cubes, chopsticks, or any other medium-sized cut.

Freezing

Another way to prepare and store birch sap is freezing. It is simple and practical. Thus, the drink will not lose valuable substances and vitamins useful for the body.

For this method, you only need pure birch sap and bags or plastic bottles.

Fresh birch sap is poured into bottles and tightly corked, placed in the freezer.

If you use bags, they must be clean, new. It is better to pour the liquid into them in small portions, 2 cups of the drink in a bag. Be sure to release all the air, close the bag tightly and send it to the freezer.

"How to make birch sap at home?" - at all times this question was relevant. There are now a huge number of ways and recipes for creating a delicious drink, and all of them are unique and interesting in their own way. Of course, it would be great to try birch sap in all versions, but you should start with a simple and at the same time delicious recipe.

It is useful and pleasant to use, because the drink is not only rich in substances valuable for health, but also has a thirst-quenching effect and excellent taste.

Making lemonade from birch sap - video

The photo for this recipe is shown above.

Ingredients

• birch sap - 1.5-2 l;
• granulated sugar - 250 g;
• citric acid - 8 g.

Cooking

1. First of all, strain the juice through several layers of gauze. When collecting it, small litter or insects could get into the container.

2. Pour the strained juice into a saucepan, put sugar with citric acid and put it on a small fire to simmer. A foam will form on the surface, it must be periodically removed, if this is not done, the juice will acquire an unpleasant yellow precipitate.

3. Do not let the drink boil, as soon as the first signs of boiling appear, immediately turn off the fire. Strain again through a sieve and cheesecloth, and you can pour into sterilized jars.

4. Seal the jars with lids, turn them upside down for better sealing, wrap them in a warm blanket and leave them in this position for knocking. After a day, turn the jars over to their normal position, wrap them up again and keep it that way until it cools completely, then lower them into the basement or cellar.

Other recipes can be used to preserve birch sap, with all kinds of additives.

Birch sap with orange

Such a drink with citrus notes will appeal to both adults and children, its regular use will favorably affect the health of all family members.

Ingredients

• birch sap - 6 l;
• citric acid - 3 teaspoons;
• granulated sugar - 300 g;
• orange - ½ piece.

Cooking

1. In two sterilized jars with a capacity of 3 liters, put sugar, orange pieces and citric acid.

2. Bring strained birch sap to a boil, immediately pour into jars and cork with lids.

Birch sap with rose hips

An even more fortified drink will turn out if you add dried fruits to it. We use rose hips, you can take any dried fruit available.

Ingredients

• birch sap - 3 l;
• wild rose - a handful;
• granulated sugar - ¾ cup.

Cooking

1. Bring the strained juice to a boil, remove the foam that appears, put sugar and rose hips. Boil everything together for 5-10 minutes.

2. Pour into prepared jars and roll up.

birch sap lemonade

A very tasty refreshing drink. Prepare it in the spring, and in the summer on hot days, open a jar, cool and enjoy.

Ingredients

• birch sap - 6 l;
• granulated sugar - 1.5 cups;
• lollipops ("Duchess", "Barberry", "Mint") - 4-6 pieces;
• citric acid - 1 teaspoon.

Cooking

1. Strain birch sap, put on fire and bring to a boil. Remove the foam that appears, then add citric acid, sugar and candy. Boil everything together on a very low heat for 7-8 minutes.

2. Pour into jars and roll up with lids.

Wine from birch sap

Fans of wine drinks will appreciate the option of birch sap.

Ingredients

• birch sap - 12.5 l;
• raisins - 40 pieces;
• granulated sugar - 2.5 kg;
• honey - 75 ml.

Cooking

1. First of all, you need to prepare a starter from raisins. Put the raisins in a bowl, fill with clean water, add 25 g of sugar, mix and leave for a couple of days.

2. Strain the birch sap, pour it into a large saucepan and put on a slow fire to boil. When the volume of juice decreases by a third, put sugar in it, mix and boil a little more until the sugar grains are completely dissolved. Turn off the heat and let the liquid cool to a warm state.

3. Put honey into warm birch broth, stir well until it dissolves, and now let it cool completely.

4. After cooling, add the raisin starter, mix and pour everything into a large glass bottle. Attach a sealed water seal to the neck and leave it in this state for 15-20 days for fermentation.