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Birch water

I have chopped a Birch tree down to about 5 foot in height and it as poured gallons of Birch water I should have collected it , were it was coming out of tree stump it as produce this yellow and white fungi ? .

For centuries, Birch water as been a staple in the diets of those native to Russia, Scandinavia and Northern Europe, as well as parts of Northern China, but recently it has found a home on the shelves of health food shops across the globe. It’s similar in taste to fresh spring water, but with a subtle sweetness — and faintly gluey/tree-like aroma — and thanks to the naturally occurring low-calorie sweetener xylitol comes in at just 18 calories per 100ml.Several birch water devotees go so far as to claim that the tonic can help those suffering from liver disease, diarrhoea, constipation, kidney stones, headaches, flu, dandruff, eczema, cellulite and many more. Of course, there is currently little evidence to support these claims. But that hasn’t stopped birch water from becoming the new health drink.

 

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Uploaded on April 21, 2015
Taken on April 20, 2015