One glass of...... birch sap.
When the snow melts and spring arrives, the sap rises. This is the time for one of Finland's delicacies - birch sap.
A hole is drilled into the trunk of a birch tree, and a short piece of pipe fitted. As the sap rises, it is collected in a bucket. The fluid is slightly cloudy and has a very delicate taste. Unfortunately, the season is very short indeed, and the birch sap spoils very quickly - it must be drunk within a couple of days.
Thanks are due to Terttu, our source of birch sap (and 'pulla' and Karelian pies).
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