And what kind of drinks from birch sap have you tried?

"The birch cried" and gave us its tender juice, like a spring water refreshing on a hot day. From ancient times people collected "birch tears", which were considered useful and even life-giving, relieved of many ailments. Especially popular drinks were made from birch sap, which for some reason was forgotten for some reason. Now you rarely meet a person who knows and uses recipes of antiquity. And you wonder if birch sap is useful? And is it good to the taste?

The beauty and benefit of one tree ...

Birch is the most Russian tree. How many songs are sung and poems dedicated to this beautiful woman with sprawling branches and thin, like a fragile girl, a trunk. Knowingly it is so loved and praised. In addition to beauty, the birch gives us health, every spring, letting transparent juice, rich in vitamins and other useful substances. It can be drunk and just like that: the taste resembles fresh spring water with mild sweetness. Our ancestors knew how to make it even more useful and tasty, creating drinks from birch sap.

Berry and mint birch drinks

Berries are a popular component of such health cocktails. For example, a good diuretic is infusion of birch juice with ripe rowan. Get a charge of vivacity, and also enrich the body with vitamin C and organic acids, by drinking a glass of cranberry-birch juice. Want to improve digestion? Add the mint. 150 grams of herbs need to be poured with 100 grams of juice and insist for several hours, and then add sugar and lemon to taste. This drink also helps to get rid of nausea and dizziness.

Refreshing birch kvass

Many people like kvass, but they do not know that birch juice can be used for its preparation. Recipes for this drink are different. Here is one of the simplest. Litre of juice should be heated to 35-40 degrees and add about 15 grams of yeast, a few raisins and lemon zest to taste. Then, close the jar tightly and leave it for 1.5-2 weeks. As a result, you will get a very tasty fizzy drink. Before use, it is better to cool it.

Alcoholic drinks with birch juice

It turns out that there are even alcoholic beverages from birch sap. Of course, they are not so useful, but, no doubt, delicious. We will cook the croach. To do this, mix a white (preferably dry) wine with the same amount of birch juice, add half a glass of sugar and mix well. Put the drink in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. When you are ready to serve this cocktail, add half a cup of vermouth, 4 tablespoons of golden broom tincture and 500 milliliters of carbonated water, stir and shake. Such birch krushon will be an excellent addition to a summer dinner in nature. Another low-alcohol drink was prepared in barrels, insisting juice without adding sugar. He was called "birch bark" and was a frequent "guest" of Russian feasts.

Benefits of a birch in every throat

Drinks from birch sap (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) can be insisted on dried fruits, herbs and berries. Each recipe carries a bit of benefit to the body. Birch juice stimulates the work of the kidneys, relieves pain of rheumatism and arthritis, has a beneficial effect on lung function, is used as a lotion for depriving, gout and helps with other diseases. Take advantage of the opportunity that nature gives, collect "birch tears" and cook with them useful and delicious drinks.