we used a small post hole auger (about 1/2 inch) and a bit of hollow dowel, drain it into a small bucket then plug the hole with a solid wood dowel and cover in pine pitch, the trees we used to tap never got infected and we tapped them a couple of times per season.
you can drink the sap raw like water with sugar added, or add a teaspoon of cider vinegar and make it very refreshing, my nan used to boil it down and make pine nut taffy with it.
birch sap is also an excellent pick me up if you feel a little rundown
here is a youtube how to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bVqNzTNkGk
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Last edited by garret; 10-28-2009 at 21:50.
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