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Birch Tea

Make tea with the tree in your backyard.

This recipe was featured on our social media series "Flavors of the Mountain Past."
 
Dreary, rainy weather calls for some tea. With spring (hopefully) around the corner, consider making your own birch tea using sap from a blooming Sweet Birch, a common tree here in the mountains of Western NC.
 
recipe for birch tea
This recipe is from "Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food" by Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley.