How to collect and with what to close birch juice: tips and 5 different recipes

Birch juice is a very useful and refreshing drink, which has a lot of vitamins and minerals. The birch juice season falls in the middle of March and until the end of April, this is when the juice will be most useful. It can be drunk immediately, or can be preserved with berries, citrus fruits and spices.

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FoodOboz editors share helpful tips on how to properly collect juice and what to prepare it with so that the drink will be useful.

How to collect juice correctly

The first thing to remember: the diameter of the trunk, from which you can already extract the sap, must be at least 30 cm. Currently, one of the most effective methods of collecting sap is the drip system, as it will cause minimal damage to the tree.

What to can sap with

1. Rosehip and mint

Bring 3 liters of juice to a boil, add a cup of sugar and 1/2 tsp. citric acid. Put in a jar 5-7 berries rosehips, pour the juice and preserve.

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2. Orange, raisins, lemon

Boil the juice, add sugar and citric acid. Then put slices of orange, lemon and some raisins in the jar, then pour the juice into the jar and seal it. 

3. Hibiscus tea

Boil the juice, add 200 g of sugar. Put 1 teaspoon of citric acid and 2 tablespoons of carcade in a jar, pour the juice into the jar and close with a lid.

4. Duchesse, barberry and peppermint candies

Put 3 candies each in a jar. For 3 liters of juice add 1/2 tsp. citric acid, 250 grams of sugar and bring to a boil. After rolling up the jars, invert the jars, wrap with a blanket.

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5. Pineapple

Bring the juice to a boil with 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, and 250 g. sugar. Chop the pineapple and put 2 cups in a jar, add the juice and roll up. Turn the jar upside down and cover with a blanket.

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