I had real birch beer once and I member it being astringent. No soft drink this. It was like a purgative which is probably its origin.
It’s easy to find natural birch syrup in the Adirondacks. It’s not for pancakes as it’s nore like balsamic vinegar than maple syrup but excellent for salad dressings and other sauces.
Interesting stuff nature.
When I lived in rural CT in the olden days, we kids used to find birch trees and chew the twigs, tasted good. The small town nearby had a grist mill run by water and it ground local corn which we bought and my mother made cornbread and corn cakes or whatever they’re called. Sounds like 100 years ago but it was in the 50s.
How to Tap Birch Sap | Jonna Jinton, Sweden
The fellas would also really appreciate her videos about how to take an ice bath in the lake. Not hard on the eyes, this one:
