Birch beer is made using a similar process to root beer or sarsaparilla. Traditionally, it’s made from the bark of the birch tree, specifically the black birch, which is also known as the spice birch ...

As a youthful woods enthusiast who tasted the sweet birch properties of tasty young Black Birch twigs scouting in the forest, I was aware that a tea could be made with them if brewed in water, ...

Birch syrup just hasn't achieved culinary status of maple syrup, perhaps because it takes so much to produce. For just one gallon of birch syrup, you'd need to boil down 100 gallons of birch sap.

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes of vanilla and caramel, is one of the first signs of spring. Now, maple’s lesser-known forest cousin birch is having its day.

As the tree matures, the bark transforms into sizable, dull gray or black plates. Winter unveils 3-4 pre-formed staminate catkins on shoots that blossom in early spring, complemented by yellowish to ...

Last year, a chance meeting with a friend inspired me to adopt a new spring ritual: tapping white birch trees to make fruity, sweet birch syrup. This activity encourages me to get outside, ...

Birch beer is usually clear or lightly colored (though versions also exist in red, brown, and even blue, depending on the ...