By now, you're probably familiar with using maple syrup to sweeten cocktails. But what about its cousin? Here's how to use ...

Either way, sugarmakers foresee more adaptation ahead. The tapping of trees for sap or syrup is an age-old practice. Birch sap, like maple, has long been harvested by Indigenous people living in ...

Aspen, beech, and birch sap seen as small niche, but could have potential for new revenue streams for maple producers.

Maple and birch syrups are harvested around the same time, in early spring, when temperatures fluctuate. They’re also harvested the same way: A small hole is drilled into the trunks, a spout (spile) ...

Birch water, which consists of the sap taken from birch trees, contains manganese, a mineral that helps regulate blood sugar and bone structure through calcium absorption. It is low in sugar and ...

They’re also harvested the same way: A small hole is drilled into the trunks, a spout (spile) is inserted and directs the sap that flows from the trees into buckets. Maple and birch syrups also ...

Birch syrup is the dark, wild cousin to lighter and brighter maple syrups. Both are native to Minnesota. (Ashley Moyna Schwickert/For the Minnesota Star Tribune) ...