What maple sap is collected from and how to do it correctly

Tell me, from which maple sap is collected? I have been suffering from diabetes mellitus for the second decade already, recently the indicators are often high. A friend advised me to drink maple juice, she says that he helped her husband to level out the sugar. We live near a forest, where there are just a lot of such trees, but I don't know the exact name of their variety. It would be nice if they came up for collection.

If birch sap is more popular in our area, then Canadians and Americans have been drinking maple sap since childhood. It has no less useful properties, and in some cases even more benefits. The taste of such a drink depends on which maple sap is collected from. In general, in all varieties of this culture, the juice contains many nutrients and is useful. But to make it pleasant to drink, it is better to give preference to certain types of plants. If you decide to start harvesting medicinal raw materials yourself, this knowledge will come in handy.

How and when to harvest maple sap

The best time to harvest is before the buds bloom on the tree. After the appearance of foliage, the juice significantly loses its sweetness. As soon as the maple wakes up from hibernation and the buds swell, you can start harvesting. On average, awakening occurs in the month of March. The collection period is 2 to 3 weeks, depending on the climate.

For the preparation of the medicinal liquid, it is necessary to choose an adult maple, the trunk diameter of which has at least 20 cm. The further procedure does not differ from collecting birch sap... In the northern part of the trunk, you need to make a small hole with a diameter of up to 1.5 cm, stepping back from the ground about 0.5 m.Then insert a tube into it and place a container under it, where the juice will drain.

Fresh juice can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. For preparation for future use, it is usually canned or used to prepare syrup.

What maple sap is collected from

Those who have ever bought ready-made juice in the store will remember that it was light yellow and pleasantly sweet, with a slight woody note. Such a product cannot be obtained from all maples, but exclusively from sugar crops. Accordingly, it will have a higher sugar content, which affects the final taste.

The syrup from several more maples is also "edible", but with a bitter aftertaste:

• red;
• ash-leaved;
• black;
• silvery.

Maples are not uncommon here, they can often be found both in the wild and in city parks. In general, sap can be collected even from such trees. But keep in mind that only the most desperate can drink it, since the juice is quite bitter.

Climatic conditions of tree growth are also important. In a dry climate, the sugar content will be several times lower than in the sap of trees growing in a humid environment.

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