How to store birch sap at home

How to store birch sap? Whole or fresh - no way. Berezovitsa is in its essence ordinary water. And, it would seem, should remain unspoiled for a long time. But no. It contains so many substances that after two days, even in the refrigerator, it begins to mold. And what to do - bacteria and microorganisms also love birch "water".

But sometimes you want to enjoy birch sap, when there is autumn slush outside the window, summer heat, winter cold ... How to be? Usually - save for future use.

Birch sap is stored in three ways:

• deep freeze;
• canning or evaporation;
• preparation of drinks;

It is clear that the taste and amount of nutrients after treatment of birch vary slightly. But in another way - no way.

How to store birch sap in the freezer

Birch "water" is poured in small portions, approximately 200-300 ml, and subjected to shock freezing.

Why small? Because unfrozen it is also stored for only 2 days. So why drag the whole boulder to drink a glass? It is much more convenient to thaw birch sap in portions at a time.

Council It is not recommended to store birch in packages. It is better to pour it into special food containers.

Winter Canning

Birch sap should be heated to a temperature of about 80-85 ° C, then poured into glass bottles or cans, roll up the covers of tin. After all procedures, the sealed containers should be further pasteurized for 15–20 minutes at 90 ° C.

The banks with precious contents cooled at room temperature can be safely stored in a dark cool place for 6-8 months.

Another way to store birch sap is evaporation.At a temperature of 60 ° C, birch sap is heated for a long time, evaporating its volume to 25% of the total. That is, if initially there were 10 liters of liquid, then at the end there should be only 2.5 liters.

The juice is caramel brown, but this is normal. It is poured into containers, closed like the usual homemade twists and put into the basement or cellar.

Whole drink is not consumed. It must be diluted with clean water in a ratio of 1 part of juice to 3 parts of water.

Council For complete reliability, the drink is poured into bottles and cans to the very top so that there is no air left. Covers for the same reason are covered with liquid wax or paraffin.

Drinks from birch "water"

If there is no desire to mess around with spins, then the preparation of drinks is your choice. They make wonderful kvasses, balms and fruit drinks from birch sap. There are a great many recipes, below are the most simple, but no less tasty.

Kvass
At 2 liters of birch sap at room temperature add 4 tsp. no top sugar and a medium handful of raisins. To taste add grated lemon zest, a few favorite berries, fruit slices.The mixture is thoroughly mixed, poured into glass bottles, then cleaned on the starter in a cool dark place for 7 days.

After a week, kvass is filtered and drunk. To keep such a drink in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

By the way, raisins are not washed before laying, otherwise the fermentation process will take place with mold.

Council If instead of fruit or berries add pine needles, then kvass will turn out not only tasty with a pleasant aroma, but also useful with a high content of vitamin C.

Balm
Mix 5 liters of birch sap, 1 liter of high-quality red wine (better than homemade, without preservatives and chemical additives), 1.5 kg of granulated sugar, 2 washed and finely chopped lemons. Close the mixture with dense lids, but do not roll. Clean for two months in a cool place (cellar, underground).

After filtering, give "rest" another 21 days. You can enjoy!

Council Balsam is not used as a standalone drink. It is added to tea, cocktail, coffee.

Morse
Mors of birch sap is prepared with the addition of any berries that were at hand. They squeeze, the liquid is set aside. The remaining pulp is poured with birch, put in an already boiling water bath. Heat up no more than 5 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool completely.

Then mixed with previously prepared berry juice, cool and drink. Sweeten with sugar or natural honey if desired.

This drink perfectly quenches thirst, gives the body a charge of vitality and a burst of energy, replenishes the vitamin-mineral balance.

The elixir can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Council Birch "water" is harvested in the early spring, when there are still no berries in season. And what prevents to take frozen since last summer? Surely in the freezer were a few bags with last year's reserves.

Valuable utility

1. In the old days Berezovitsa was left to ferment without additives. It turned out intoxicating drink with a low alcohol content. It is unlikely that modern man will like the taste, but what prevents to try?
2. Pure, unprocessed birch "water" is transparent, reminiscent of spring water. The appearance of air bubbles or whitish foam suggests that the drink is spoiled. To consume or recycle such liquid is not worth it.
3. Freshly extracted birch sap is a very useful drink for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
4. After cooking, kvass can insist on linden flowers, St. John's wort, chamomile.From this nutrients only increase, the taste will become more saturated.
5. Only fresh birch sap is suitable for preservation. Spent 2 days no longer salvage sterilization. But for the preparation of kvass, he is still good.
6. If at the time of gathering from a tree, Berezovitsa goes turbid with a yellow tinge, then time is already lost. We must wait for the next year.

How to store birch sap? So that he retains his valuable properties for as long as possible - it is best to store it directly in the birch. And to mine for the season and in quantities for personal use. People say - everything has its time.

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