Cane Syurp

[keeper172]

Just spoke with my uncle he farms the land across the street from my house. He is starting later this week at making his cane syrup!! I can't wait to have some. I'm going to get enough this season to last me the year. Its a really neat process to watch. I know you northern folks tap your maple trees to make maple syrup but down here its sugar cane and cane syrup! Just thought I'd share.

[flyguy]

That's cool....Get some pics for us ;D

[keeper172]

Sure thing the way it is made is cool.

[Admin]

Don't think I've ever heard of it. Sounds good though ;D

[keeper172]

Basically how it is done is the sugar cane stalks are cut they are feed into a mill that has 2 smooth rollers that are side by side. This presses the juice out of the cane stalks and the juice is collected underneath. This product is called cane juice which is pretty good to drink as is. Next the juice is poured in to a big metal vat that's is sitting in a big cooker. The juice is boiled till it reaches a certain temp what this does is evaporate the water out of the juice and leaves a thick carmal colored goodness we call cane syrup! Like I said ill get pics of the process all along as he is making it. Also one of the best things about sugar cane is once it is established it volunteers every year after no replanting.

[badger]

I would love to try some. Any chance of selling a small sample?

[bigpat]

Oct 13, 2008 20:56:28 GMT -5 badger said:

I would love to try some. Any chance of selling a small sample?

I'd be interested in buying some too.

[keeper172]

Well that's what my uncle does he sells it ill have to find out how much he gets a bottle. I'm sure we can work out something. I know that it is good stuff.

[farmergirl]

that sounds alot like make molassas when I was a kid growing up we grew sugar cane and made molassas we used a mule to turn the mill that ground the sugar cane. That sure brings back some memories.

[dbs]

sounds like sorghum molasses, good stuff

[keeper172]

From what I've been able to find out cane syrup and molasses both are made from cane juice there are from what I understand some differences in the methods of making each. At first I thought that it was 2 different names for the same thing but apparently thats is not the case.

[los]

keeper I was in enterprise al. this weekend bought syrp from todd farms. dothan where are you from?

[keeper172]

Los I live in a small town called Taylor just outside of Dothan. Enterprise is about 45 minutes west of Dothan. What was going on in Enterprise?

What part of Florida are you from?