Across Eastern Canada, it’s sugaring season – the sap of sugar maples (as well as a few other maple species) has been flowing since February, while the birch trees up north have only just begun their ...

Click for the full audio story: Today we’re making birch syrup. Peter’s Creek resident Erik Johnson never misses a chance to harvest Alaska’s bounty, and recently he expanded his gatherings to birch ...

Q: A viewer sent a photo of a birch that was cut down last fall. This spring it seems to be leaking water and sap, which is freezing. — John Wheeler, WDAY Chief Meteorologist, Fargo. A: This is a ...

The season of collecting birch sap has started in Russia. The folk drink has been known since ancient times, traditionally in the spring, both rural and urban residents rush to try it, who are chosen ...

Boiling maple sap down to maple syrup is not going away anytime soon, but it is getting some new competition. Birch syrup is more savory than... Jun 09, 2015 — Boiling maple sap down to maple syrup is ...

It's true, coconut water really is over. Earlier this month we asked if maple water was the new coconut water, but it seems that already there’s another new plant drink on the rise. Birch sap, like ...

In this artisanal age of homemade beer, craft brewers are looking to extract flavors from a variety of local ingredients. Beer made with maple or... Jan 21, 2022 — In this artisanal age of homemade ...

The chartreuse leaves of the birch tree are one of the first signs of spring in Southcentral Alaska. But for a few weeks before the leaves unfurl the trees offer a sweet treat –a watery liquid that ...

BALTEZERS, Latvia (Reuters Life!) - Gourmet chef Martins Ritins holds up a jar filled with a crystal clear liquid and says "wow" after taking a sip. Like many people in Latvia and other northern and ...

Super-hydrating coconut water may have been the health drink to be seen with this year. But in 2015, it’s birch water, a drink extracted from silver birch trees, that looks set to overtake it in the ...