Syrup

[Gary Oak]

http://www.birchboy.com/articles.html

I have heard about birch syrup and now am interested in making some. Birch wine might be nice too

[Blue Frost]

It's a milder taste than maple, but good
I had that, and I forget a few others I tried one time in school. Before that I didn't even know they used more than the old maple.

[Gary Oak]

I have contemplated trying my hand at making birch and maple syrup. I actually am going to gorge on pancakes soaked in maple syrup when I get off of the internet in a few minutes. Some farmers in Manitoba are going to try making maple syrop ? I would imagine then that other farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta might want to give this a try too.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-maple ... 00489.html

Manitoba maple syrup is oh so sweet

After being introduced to Ken Fosty

[Blue Frost]

Fresh syrup is so good, and when I was a kid we would get the big containers of it some less than a month old.
If I had the trees, and climate for it I would be getting it.

[Gary Oak]

I am now even more curious about birch syrup.

https://ca.shine.yahoo.com/this-changes ... 14628.html

Maple syrup is great and all, but sometimes even the sticky stuff

[Blue Frost]

It sounds good, I would like some now please

How about some Hickory Syrup, it's less sweet, and even more woodsy

[Gary Oak]

Here is some more on the mysterious birch syrup. Hickory syrup you say ? Have you tried that ?if so then what is it like ?


http://sweettreeventures.com/

[Blue Frost]

Hickory syrup I had years ago, it was not real sweet, and the wood taste was more.
I thought it was pretty good at the time, and would try it again.
I never had birch syrup, it sounds a bit lighter, and sweet to my thinking.

I looked on Amazon last night, I might buy some soon to see how they both taste.

[Gary Oak]

How to make maple syrup. https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/how- ... xXcw6FdPDU

[Blue Frost]

I wonder if the type of tree counts, we have water maples all over the place here, I hate the things.
The few sugar maples we have is nice trees, and the occasional mountain maple might be good.

[Gary Oak]

You could give all of them a try.

[Renee]

Never had birch or hickory syrup but as kids we used to chew on birch twigs. It tasted like birch beer.

[Gary Oak]

I will try a birch twig.

[Blue Frost]

You could give all of them a try.

I wouldn't try water maple, especially not ours around here.
The wood stinks, and most in the neighborhood is feeding off old septic systems, and now sewer.
They are a nuisance tree in my opinion, I hate the things.
Other maples I love even if a pain with the seeds.

[Gary Oak]

I wonder who got the idea to tap tree sap for sugar? Has there ever been a study of tree saps for syrups ? Perhaps you’ll make a discovery.

[Blue Frost]

Likely they just tasted it from a tree that was leaking it.

[Renee]

I will try a birch twig.

They have to be fresh off the tree and it was silver birch. I don't know if white birch tastes the same.

Dry branches you find on the ground won't have much flavor

[Gary Oak]

Thanks for the tip

[Blue Frost]

I use this brand, and have for years, but occasionally have something different.
When I was a kid we would get the military cans of syrup, just a plain can you punched a hole in with a can opener, very good stuff.

[Gary Oak]

It’s nothing but pure maple syrup for me. It says origins so is it the original fake maple syrup ?