SC - Help for Eastern European Feast

[Jeff Gedney]

> You really don't need to sweeten birch sap unless you dilute it very
> much. The sugar content of birch sap is:

Oh I know that actual birch sap does not need sweeting, but this is very hard 
to get in america, so i was talking about the Kind of Birch sasp extract used 
to make brewed birch beer soda, which is much more widely available.
This would require the addition of sugar, and dilution much as I described to 
approximate the taste of the sap.
> 
> Or, depending on where you live, now is the time to get it direct from
> the supplier. Sometime between when the snow starts melting and when the
> leaves start to open. You can get a decent yield by cutting a small
> branch and sticking the end into a bottle. Or make the more classic cuts
> in the bark (plug the holes when you are done!)
I would love to know where the raw sap may be obtained here in the US.
anyone have an Idea?


If you know about this kind of drink, I would be much obliged if 
you would post what you know about it and its method of manufacture.

Thanks.

brandu