Birch sap is very healthy. It improves metabolism and relieves fatigue. It is also recommended to drink it for vitamin deficiency, pulmonary diseases, diseases of the blood, joints, kidneys and bladder. Of course, it is better to consume fresh birch sap, but canned sap is also a delicious drink.
It is necessary
- - for 1 liter of juice 2 tbsp. Sahara;
- - orange;
- - lemon.
Instructions
Step 1
First you need to get fresh birch sap. To do this, in the spring, find a suitable birch in the forest. It is better that it be away from busy roads in an ecologically clean forest. Make a small incision in the tree and secure the groove, or better, drill the bark and insert the tube. It will drain juice into a jar or other container.
Step 2
You can still get by with a more gentle method. Just cut the branch diagonally and hang a plastic bottle from it. After a few hours, the container will be filled with birch sap. After collecting, be sure to cover the wounds near the tree with plasticine or garden varnish to stop the juice flowing out.
Step 3
At home, start canning juice immediately, because it spoils very quickly. Prepare the jars and lids first. Wash them thoroughly, and then sterilize the cans over steam, and boil the tin lids.
Step 4
Strain the juice and pour into a stainless or enamel pot, bring to a boil. While the juice is boiling, wash the orange and lemon and rub them. Then cut straight with the peel, orange into wedges, lemon into slices. Add sugar to the boiled juice and cook until it dissolves. Fill the jars with hot juice and place in each one an orange wedge and 2 cups of lemon. Then you can roll up.
Step 5
If you are afraid that birch sap will ferment anyway, sterilize it. To do this, pour water into a large saucepan, heat it up and place the unrolled jars on their hangers. When the water boils, time it. After 15-20 minutes, remove the cans and roll them up.
Step 6
Place the cans upside down on a blanket or blanket and wrap them over the top. The next day, transfer the cans of birch sap to your basement or cellar for storage.
