Leaf Lickers!

[Ty Korrigan]

Last Spring I cut down a Birch around midday and thought I'd hit a pipe eaten by the tree!

Really taken aback by the flow of sap.

I may make some wine regardless of my religion and give it away to infidels...

That'll get 'em!

Ty

[Paulfreebury]

Birch sap is the highlight of my year, if you do tap a tree please remember to plug the hole afterwards to stop infection.

[Syd_B]

I thought I found a bacon tree once but it turned out to be and ambush:laugh1:

 

I 'l get mi coat

 

oh dear.

[lucas logs]

What about uses of sap?

I want to make some syrup (wines are out)

Ty

 

Whether you love it or hate it... you can drink it!

 

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

 

The sap contains sugar and can be used as a drink or be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water. The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods. It can be harvested in late winter but is not produced in economic quantities. About 25 grams of sugar is obtained from a litre of the sap. The sap can also be used to make a wine. The flow is best on warm sunny days following a frost. The best sap production comes from cold-winter areas with continental climates. The keys of the developing seeds have a sweet exudation on them and this is often sucked by children. The leaves can be wrapped round food such as buns when baking them and they impart a sweet flavour.

 

I thought I found a bacon tree once but it turned out to be and ambush:laugh1:

 

I 'l get mi coat

 

hahaha Thats probably the only time you'll ever be able to tell that joke and for it to be so relevant.

[likeitorlumpit]

Last Spring I cut down a Birch around midday and thought I'd hit a pipe eaten by the tree!

Really taken aback by the flow of sap.

I may make some wine regardless of my religion and give it away to infidels...

That'll get 'em!

Ty

 

Sounds like the muslim thing is starting to grate Ty

There's always the potting shed

[felixthelogchopper]

I'd have to agree there tony, but they have to be young leaves

 

 

 

Willow leaves are great to eat if you have a head ache

 

Don't do this if you are allergic to aspirin as they contain Salycilic acid, the same active ingredient.