Birch Syrup

[NH Homesteader]

If I still live in NH where I can make maple syrup, that is!

 

[Country homesteader]

Here is pics of the evaporator we used for to do the Maple Syrup and to start the BIRCH Syrup

i apologize for it being apart. From what I know that's the way it should be when it's not being used.​

 

[Country homesteader]

That's a jar of the Birch Syrup.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Cool! It's darker than maple, huh?

 

[Country homesteader]

Yup! It actually has more of an earthy molasses taste seeing how Birch sap has a lower sugar content than Maple sap it has to cook longer and slower- very very slow.

 

[Country homesteader]

It's not as thick as Maple Syrup either. If you don't like molasses I would advise you not to try it

 

[NH Homesteader]

My husband said he heard it's more like 100:1 (gallons) where maple is around 40:1

 

[Country homesteader]

That's true about Birch but Maple is 65:1 depending on the kind of maple tree that you have available. Yup, there's different Maple trees where some have a higher sugar content than others.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Maple here is around 40:1. We got closer to 35:1 this year, good trees!

 

[Country homesteader]

That's pretty good seeing how we didn't get that much here