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What drinks can be made from birch sap. Birch sap blanks (old recipes)

You can talk endlessly about the benefits of birch sap. With the onset of the first warm days in March, it's time to start collecting this elite natural drink in central Russia, which is rich in vitamins B6, B12, contains only 2% sugar (low glycemic index important for diabetics), but more than 10 organic acids. Do you know how many birch nectar recipes exist? Are you used to drinking it only in its pure form? We offer to consider our recommended alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

What can be prepared from birch sap

Fresh juice will keep in the refrigerator for only two days. Due to the fact that the collection of birch nectar is limited in time, it is worth taking care to conserve the right amount, which will be useful for use in other months of the year. For cosmetic purposes, try freezing it in cubes. On the basis of birch sap, kvass is often prepared, which ferments due to the presence of its own sugar, juices and drinks are diluted, enriched with microelements, moonshine is brewed and wine is made.

Soft Drink Recipes

There are several easy to prepare and very healthy drinks prepared on the basis of birch nectar. Even our ancestors quenched their thirst with kvass, they were treated with infusions on the juice that the forest white-trunked beauty gave them. Would you like to try making drinks yourself using birch nectar? We bring to your attention several simple recipes where commonly available ingredients are present.

kvass

Birch kvass is a very useful tonic drink that has healing properties and has a beneficial effect on the human body. Shouldn't be used plastic utensils Better take glass jars. Cooked kvass in a cool place can be stored for four to six months. Here are the recipes themselves:

Recipe #1

Strain through cheesecloth, folded in several layers, 5 liters of juice, removing impurities and small debris from the tree.
Add 20-25 pieces of raisins.
Pour 200 g of sugar into the liquid.
Leave to ferment for 3-4 days in a cool place.
Strain again through cheesecloth and pour into glass containers.

Recipe number 2

Strain nectar (5 l) through cheesecloth.
In not in large numbers liquid dilute 25 grams of yeast and add to the main volume.
Add the juice of 1 lemon, 20-30 grams of honey and 100 grams of sugar.
For a piquancy of taste, it is possible to add a few pieces of raisins or other dried fruits.
Kvass is ready for consumption in 4 days.
Pour kvass into glass containers and store in a cool place.

With lemon

Great drink for hot drinks summer days, especially if you add a few ice cubes to it. Lemonade recipes with birch nectar:

Recipe #1

Strain 2.5 liters of juice through cheesecloth.
Wash 2 large or 3 medium lemons, cut into thin slices.
Pour lemon with 180-220 grams of sugar, let it brew for half an hour until the lemon juices.
Mix with birch nectar and leave for 2 hours, then put on cooling.

Recipe number 2

Strained juice (5 liters) put on medium heat and bring to a boil, removing the resulting foam.
Add 1 glass of sugar. The amount is regulated by love for sweets.
In sterilized 3 l jars put 4-6 circles of lemon, which are pre-dipped in boiling water. Try adding a couple sprigs of mint.
Pour in boiling liquid. Roll up the lid and turn over.
After a day, put in a dark place with a low temperature.

With rosehip

By adding rose hips to juice, you double vitamin composition drink. Having sweet and sour pleasant taste, it will appeal to many fans of healthy products.

Take 3 liters of filtered nectar.
Put on medium fire. When foam forms, remove it.
Rinse 15-20 rose hips.
While boiling, add 150-180 grams of sugar, 1 partial teaspoon of citric acid and rose hips to the liquid.
Boil for about 10 minutes.
Pour hot into pre-sterilized glass jars, then roll up.
Energy vitamin cocktail is ready.

Recipes for alcoholic drinks

Fermentation occurs due to the decomposition of sugar into carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol and water. All this happens under the influence of yeast, at a certain temperature and the correct concentration of components. It is better to take dishes for mash that are larger than the volume of the original liquid by 2 times, so that the product does not “run away” during fermentation.

Strain the juice (10 liters), applying gauze in several layers, remove impurities.
In a warm liquid heated to 30-40 degrees, add 3 kg of sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
Baker's yeast 200 g knead until crumbs and send to the juice.
To reduce foaming, add 1 tablespoon sour milk or replace with kefir.
The container with all the ingredients is placed under a water congestion or a medical rubber glove is put on (to prevent air from entering from the outside).
Warm and leave for 9-12 days, until the active release of bubbles stops.
External signs that the mash is ripe can be the sedimentation of yeast to the bottom, the acquisition of transparency by the liquid.
Taste qualities ripe mash - bitter-sour, without sweetness.

To get high-quality moonshine from birch sap, you should do the manipulations of the previous paragraph - prepare mash. Homemade vodka guarantees a good quality alcoholic drink. To give a special taste, some lovers of experiments add currant or cherry leaves to the mash. The resulting ripe mash is distilled for moonshine still. Based on 10 liters of birch nectar, 3-3.5 liters of moonshine with a strength of 40 degrees comes out.

Cleaning is recommended to be carried out with charcoal or double distillation, which will further increase the strength of the alcoholic beverage. The resulting moonshine is recommended, if necessary, to be diluted with water, but not with birch sap. An alcoholic drink will immediately become cloudy from this, and a jelly-like unpleasant substance may form on the surface.

Wine

Wine on birch nectar matures quickly, ready to drink in about 2 weeks if stored in a room with a low temperature. Preparing a drink is easy, even a novice winemaker can handle it, but you should not deviate from recipes so as not to nullify all efforts. Start with classic recipe and then add your own ingredients to it.

Recipe #1 (classic)

Pour juice (5 liters) into a refractory container and bring to a boil.
Pour 300 grams of sugar into a glass container for fermentation, put two slices of lemon. Pour 1 liter of table white wine.
Pour hot juice into the same container.
After cooling the liquid a little, add half a teaspoon of dry yeast.
After standing for 3 days, the wine is sealed in bottles and sent to a dark, cool place.
Store horizontally.

Recipe number 2 (birch)

Pour 5 liters of fresh drink into a glass container or oak barrel.
Add 0.75 liters of fortified wine, such as port, and 0.5 liters of vodka (40 degrees).
Add 1 kg of sugar and 0.5 kg of washed raisins to the contents.
Stir until sugar dissolves.
Close the container tightly and put in a cold place.
2 months later wine drink ready. It is poured into glass bottles, carefully corked and stored horizontally in a cool dark place.

Mead - vintage alcoholic drink of our ancestors, which is very popular to this day. The recipe for making a drink with degrees is not complicated, but it requires aging for 4-5 months:

AT enamelware pour 3 liters of strained juice.
Add 500 grams of natural honey to the liquid and boil for 1 hour, removing the resulting foam.
Cool slightly to room temperature.
Put 100 grams in warm syrup rye bread, spread with 20 grams of yeast.
Leave in a warm place for about 1 hour, the liquid should ferment.
If fermentation does not start, add a little more yeast.
When the future mead begins to ferment, remove the bread and cover the container with a towel.
The mead should ferment in a warm place.
After the end of the fermentation process, pour the mead into glass bottles, cork and insist in a dark, cool place.

How to preserve

Unfortunately, it is impossible to preserve the drink without heat treatment. At the same time, part of the useful substances is lost, but the shelf life of the product increases. canned juice worth consuming all year round and not only in the spring fresh. When boiling, it is imperative to remove the foam, otherwise it will then turn into a red unpleasant sediment. Preservation must be stored in a cool, preferably dark place.

There was such a song "Birch sap" with the words "... and the Motherland generously gave me birch sap, birch sap." Does anyone remember? This is not for me to sing together, but for urgently starting to harvest birch sap, since nature has such an annual time of generosity.

Recipes, of course (the theme of the site obliges) will be alcoholic, although drinks from birch sap can be obtained in a variety of ways. We will get "with a degree". However, I will give a few “harmless” recipes - “to the heap”. :)

First a few words
about the benefits of birch sap.

It is not without reason that the birch is to some extent a symbol of the Slavs - one can say that the entire East Slavic culture grew right under the birch, drunk with birch sap. Just think about it - they wrote on birch bark, they cut a torch from birch logs, it was impossible to do without birch tar in the household, they took a steam bath and ground in the house with a birch broom, they were treated with decoctions from birch buds. And they drank birch kvass- a simple drink or low-alcohol yes birch - a stronger drink. Everything is made from birch sap. Song! It becomes clear why we have such a touching attitude towards birch.

Yes, and indeed - very, very useful product this Birch juice.

The benefit of birch sap is that it is able to dissolve urinary stones, at the same time removing all harmful substances from the body - again, it is useful for the prevention and treatment of diseases gastrointestinal tract- two, has proven itself in the fight against pulmonary problems: cough, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis - three.

In addition, with spring beriberi, what, if not freshly picked birch sap, can be used for the benefit of the body? It stimulates metabolism (a diet drink, by the way), regenerates tissues, has a tonic effect, including when applied externally, so to speak, that is, in cosmetology.

And all why? But because birch sap is rich in different useful substances: potassium, magnesium, calcium, organic acids - glutamic, nicotinic, malic.

Well, we figured out the benefits of birch sap, let's move on to the recipes.
Birch Recipes.

An old alcoholic drink made from birch sap was called "birch". And he was, as I understood, not so much tasty as simply intoxicated, which was what was required of him - to give it to his head. But this is not our way. Therefore, the birch recipes that are given here are somewhat, so to speak, “modernized” and simplified.
The first birch recipe.

The resulting fresh juice in the amount of five liters, a bottle of port wine and a bottle of vodka are poured into a vessel (best oak, a barrel, but you can also take a glass container), a kilogram is added granulated sugar, a pound of raisins. All this is thoroughly mixed until the sugar dissolves. The vessel is tightly sealed and taken out to a cold place. If there is an opportunity to put it on the ice - perfect. Two months later, the finished drink from birch sap is bottled, which are even more carefully corked (it is best to fasten the corks to the neck of the bottles with wire, like in champagne), they are taken out to a cool place, where they are stored lying on their side.

The second recipe for birch.

This method is more laborious, but closer to the historical roots of making a drink from birch sap.

The calculation is again for five liters of juice. We pour it into a basin in which we usually cook jam, pour one and a half kilograms of granulated sugar and begin to heat it, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. The foam that forms in this case must be removed. Cook, cook over low heat until about a third of the contents of our basin is boiled down. Then we remove it from the heat, filter the syrup into the container that is intended for further harvesting (again, a barrel is better, but a glass vessel will do). We wait until it cools down to about body temperature. Now it's time to pour in the pre-diluted two tablespoons of yeast and a bottle of vodka, and also throw in two sliced \u200b\u200blemons - with a peel, but without seeds. Make sure that the vessel is not filled to the very top - there must be room for fermentation. And the birch will roam in a warm place for about twelve hours, after which it must be taken out into the cold for seven weeks. Then the drink should be filtered, poured into champagne bottles (collected during these seven weeks :)), corked with wire and stored in a cool place.

The third recipe for birch.

Five liters of birch sap, a liter of port wine, one and a half kilograms of sugar and two finely chopped lemons with peel but without pits are mixed in a vessel, which is taken out in a cold place for two months. Then the still not completely ready alcoholic drink is bottled and closed in a way already known to us. The bottles are again taken to a cool room, where the birch tree will “reach” for another three weeks. Bottles should lie on their side, best of all on the sand.

Recipes for alcoholic drinks from birch sap.

According to these recipes, the use of wine and more sugar is provided, so what is obtained cannot be called birch. What kind of alcoholic drink is this - think for yourself - maybe you will call it birch balm, birch wine or birch liqueur. I like the last option.
The first recipe for a drink made from birch sap.

For four liters of juice, we take half a liter of dry wine, a glass of vodka, a pound of sugar and four hundred grams of raisins, which we pour after the sugar has completely dispersed. We close the vessel tightly and put it on ice - or in a very cold place for about three months. Then we pour what happened into bottles, cork and store in the sand, lying on its side.

The second recipe for a drink made from birch sap.

For the same four liters of birch sap, you need a bottle of dry wine, eight hundred grams of granulated sugar, one crushed lemon. We keep the carefully closed mixture in the cold for two months, then pour it, close it, take the bottles to the cellar or a cold cellar, where they lie on their side for another month. And then you can start tasting.

Beer from birch sap.

Either beer, or low-alcohol kvass is obtained. Rather the second than the first. Simple to primitive recipe.

From a two-liter bottle we pour out (in the sense of drinking) almost all the beer, leaving a glass there, add birch sap to the very cap, twist this cap and take it to a cold place - or to the refrigerator, if there is room - for two months. You will open - carefully, the volume of gases will accumulate enough. By the way, in the summer heat, such kvass can be added to okroshka - tasty, refreshing and unusual.

Harmless birch sap recipes.
1) Syrup from birch sap.

Fresh birch sap is long and persistently evaporated over low heat in a container without a lid until it thickens. At the same time, the sugar concentration in birch syrup is about 60 percent, the color is light yellow, even rather light lemon, and the syrup resembles honey in thickness. Store it in the refrigerator for glass jar, adding to various non-alcoholic and alcoholic cocktails. By the way, scientists have found that birch syrup can stop the development of caries! It’s just that it’s prepared for a rather long and expensive time: estimate how much gas you need to burn to evaporate water from birch sap!

2) My personal recipe

It was created according to the principle “I blinded you from what was”, but the result was very much liked by everyone at home. We heat birch sap (you can start to ferment) over low heat with sugar (a glass of three liters), frozen berries of red (or black, or a mixture of them) currants - half a glass and broken slices dried apples- about ten. For color, you can throw a little hibiscus. As soon as all the sugar has dissolved - remove from heat, filter, pour into bottles and put them in a cold place.

To prepare such birch kvass, you can use anything, in my opinion: something for sweetness (sugar, syrup, jam), something for sourness (citrus, lemon, sour berry), something for color (karkade , black tea, again a bright berry). And, most importantly, your imagination!

And as a “snack” for these recipes, I can’t help but bring to your attention another well-known soulful song and no less touching slideshow.

TOP 5 best birch sap recipes at home

Beyond the beautiful delicate taste has long been famous for its beneficial properties.

Birch syrup with sugar

For those who do not want to spend time boiling, you can prepare birch syrup with sugar.

Filter fresh birch sap through a flannel cloth or several layers of gauze.

Pour the juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Boil the juice for an hour, constantly removing the foam, then add sugar, at the rate of 1 cup of sugar per 1 liter of juice.

Continue to boil the syrup until it reaches your desired consistency.

You can roll it up in exactly the same way as in the first option.

How can birch syrup be flavored to emphasize the delicate aroma of the forest? Lemon, raisins, mint, or lemon balm are perfect for these purposes. In small amounts, these ingredients help bring out the flavor without overpowering it.

How to cook birch syrup at home, look at the video:

Birch is not just a symbol of the Russian people, but also a source of a very healing product. (the benefits and harms of the product have been proven), which is also commonly called birch, is a drink that is unique in composition and is priceless for humans.

The main components of the drink

This product is truly unique. Among other things, you can find different kinds sugars, such as fructose, glucose and sucrose, all kinds of organic acids, enzymes, as well as substances whose main action is aimed at combating microbes (phytoncides). In addition, birch sap, the benefits and harms are beyond doubt, are rich in mineral elements that are so necessary for the human body in the spring. That is why the use of this drink will be an excellent prevention of hypovitaminosis. Birch will replenish your body with the following elements:

potassium (necessary for muscle strength and nervous system health);
calcium (maintains healthy bones);
sodium (supports kidney function);
magnesium (participates in the absorption of glucose and energy production);
copper (takes part in hematopoiesis);
iron (deficiency of the element can lead to the development of anemia);
manganese (very necessary for the organic development of the human skeleton).

Another feature of birch sap is the fact that it completely lacks fats and proteins, and the amount of carbohydrates, as a rule, is about 3 g.

Useful properties of birch

The benefits of birch sap are really great, because it contains so many different substances that are essential for our body. This is vitamin C, and as well as various essential oils. You can safely drink it on hot days, because it can invigorate you and quench your thirst, as well as easily replenish the supply of mineral salts, which are lost in large quantities during profuse sweating.

Together with all the listed components, birch sap contains special substances that make it stand out from its analogues. These substances are saponins. It is thanks to the presence of these components that birch has a beneficial effect on the body and cures many diseases.

Treatment with birch sap

It is useful for various kinds of diseases of the throat, in particular, for sore throat and cough. For treatment, you need to use slightly warmed birch sap. The benefits and harms (how to store, you can find out later in the article) are not equivalent. Mix it with some milk and starch beforehand. It is better to drink this drug every day, so there will be more benefits until you become healthy.
Indispensable for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, as it is able to stimulate the release the right amount gastric juice, as well as enzymes that are required for the digestion process to proceed normally. If you have problems with stools, birch sap will definitely help solve them.
Excellent oral care product. If you are suffering from inflammation or tooth decay, simply use birch sap as a rinse. No need to spit it out, hold it in your mouth for a bit before swallowing a serving. It stands out favorably against the background of fruit juices, since it can only have a positive effect on tooth enamel.
Birch sap will replace many medicines designed to relieve headaches.
With symptoms of colds, in particular, a runny nose, birch sap should be drunk in the amount of one glass daily. The anti-inflammatory compounds that make up the drink will perfectly cope with any cold, and they will do it very quickly.
The kidneys will also thank you for drinking birch sap. Edema, stones and sand will be completely defeated by this drink. However, there are some rules for use: before direct use, a mandatory recommendation from the attending physician is necessary, since folk remedy has a diuretic. Maybe if you use birch sap, the benefits and harms. How to take, so as not to harm yourself? First, no longer than two weeks, daily. Secondly, you need to drink about 3 glasses of the drink.
Even damage to the skin can be healed by birch sap (the benefits and harms are inferior). It is enough to treat any wounds, ulcers and abrasions with a fresh liquid that does not need to be diluted. And if you use it inside, you can forever forget about eczema, lichen and boils.
At elevated temperature the following composition will help: birch sap, sugar, wine and chopped lemon. Infuse this mixture in a dark place for three months, and then use it as an antipyretic.
Spring depression will definitely recede if you take a glass of juice every day for two weeks.
To cleanse the body, you need to include 200 ml of juice in your diet before breakfast. The course of treatment, as a rule, lasts about 4-6 weeks.
And also, this drink is simply miraculous. diet dish. It contains neither fats nor proteins, which is why it should be in your diet if you carefully monitor your figure.

Any disease is easier to prevent than to treat it later. And birch sap is just a wonderful prophylactic. Within a month, drink one glass of drink a day - and you are not afraid of any diseases.

Despite the high content of glucose in the composition, people registered with an endocrinologist can also drink birch sap. The benefits and harms of diabetes are not the same. For use, diabetics need to boil oat straw on juice for 30 minutes, which was collected during flowering (the proportion of straw to juice is 1: 3). This decoction is taken before meals in an amount of 100 ml.

Everyone can drink birch sap. The benefits and harms for children are unequal.

Pregnancy is the best period in a woman's life

Many people ask themselves: “Is it possible for pregnant women to drink birch sap?” The benefits and harms for pregnant women are obvious. The drink is recommended for use only if the woman does not suffer from various allergic reactions to this product. Otherwise, it is better to refuse it.

Birch sap is very useful for pregnant women, as it can alleviate the course of severe toxicosis. The amount of the drink should be sometimes about 2 liters per day, the course of treatment lasts 3-4 weeks until the signs of toxicosis completely disappear. However, it is still not worth abusing because of the high glucose content.

High or low blood pressure during pregnancy can also be treated by taking half a glass of juice up to three times a day. Together with the normalization of pressure, you will feel that the swelling will go away.

After giving birth, with its help you can increase lactation, and your baby will never be hungry. However, juice should be consumed with extreme caution.

Application in cosmetology

Birch sap can be used for hair and skin care. If you periodically rinse your hair with it, you can prevent the appearance of dandruff. And in combination with cognac and burdock root decoction, the juice will save you from hair loss. This composition should be applied to the hair, left on them for 15-20 minutes and rinsed with warm water.

The birch nectar is considered an excellent remedy for skin rejuvenation and nutrition.

If you are plagued with acne, use a special mask. mix egg white, birch and honey. As a prophylactic, it is enough to lubricate the face with undiluted juice or ice cubes from it.

A mask of birch sap (2 tablespoons), germinated wheat (50 g) and sea buckthorn, which needs to be wiped (200 g), will help get rid of small wrinkles. For owners of dry skin, the following composition is suitable: juice and honey in equal amounts.

Contraindications for use

Despite all beneficial features, birch sap can cause some harm. If you are a lover of delicious drinks that are healthy at the same time, you can drink birch sap without restrictions. The benefits and harms of this drink are unequal.

The main contraindications are:

stomach ulcer;
allergy to wood pollen, in particular birch catkin pollen;
stones in the kidneys.

In addition, you should not use juice that was collected in close proximity to highways, or with an expired shelf life.

Product Collection Rules

The optimal period when you can collect birch sap is the beginning of March. It should be borne in mind that one tree can produce about 3 liters of juice, in rare cases - about 7 liters.

First you need to determine if there is sap in a particular tree. To do this, it is enough to make a small hole in the bark using an awl. If after these steps you see a drop that stands out, you can safely start collecting nectar.

You need to choose only mature trees, the crown of which is quite well developed. It is desirable to drill a hole from the south side at a distance of 50 cm from the ground. The drill should be pointing down. After that, a groove must be inserted into the hole. It is through it that the juice will drain into the left container. To maintain the life of the plant, it is recommended to collect no more than 1 liter of fluid per day.

How to store?

Freshly harvested juice can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days. It is also preserved. Can be obtained by drinking canned birch sap, benefits and harms. Recipes will help level contraindications. The liquid must be heated, then poured into sterilized jars and tightly closed, using a special preservation key for this purpose.

Another way to store juice is freezing. All nutrients will be preserved.