Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-08
Iowa Sugar and syrup.

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The following report Of the committed
appointed by the State Board of Agriculture
at the January meeting, on sorghum and its
products, has been handed to US by Secretary
Wallace, with the wish that it may be gen
orally circulated throughout the State. II
embraces the experience and methods OF
parties who took the premiums, and must be
of great interest to all who have given any
attention to this new and valuable plant:
| SORGHUM AND IMpueE SUGAR AND SYRUP.
At the January meeting of the Iowa State
| Agricultural Society, premiums were awarded
| fer the best five pounds of sugar, and for the
first and second best pint of syrup, mad e
from either sorghum or imphee - for the
sugar $25, and for the syrup 2l5 and SO.
The entries of sugar made from sorghum
were 4, of syrup is; of sugar from imphee 2,
syrup /. The following is an abstract of the
modes of manufacturing the best specimens
of syrup and sugar:
ByJ circuit, Of Lancaster, Ksoku& Go. -
Used tall imphee, with long close heads and
black seeds; planted goth May, and made
when we'll ripensd. between the lst and 5th
of October. After stripping the stalks, cut
| tops off about 81 feet from the ground, and
the butts close TO the ground. Succeeded
only with the butts in making sugar. The
tops made about as good syrup, but one
third less in quantity. Crushed in an iron
mill, and about 20 gallons; boiled speedily,
in a pan % by 4S inches on the bottom, until
1T became very thick; cleared it with lime
water, made strong which was we'll mixed
with Juice before it came to boiling point
kept it well skinned When done it was
reduced to about one-fourth the quantity
Four patches were thus made and mixed
together we'll when poured into the barrel
one batch day. The quantity had reduced
nearly one-half 1t was stirred daily, for
ten or twelve days. 1t was then changed
into barrel haying a head placed a few
inches above the lower head, perforated with
| thirty or forty smallauger holes and covered
with flannel, having q faucet between the
heads, to draw off the drained syrup. After
draining we'll, moissenea with warm water,
stirred 1t up well, then allowed it to drain
| again. his was repeated. The sample
exhibited wen. through this process three
times, every time becoming fairer The
amount OF sugar from the % gallons Of syrup
when all rs Cry as sample viii be 50 TBS.
Twenty gallons Of syrup from the sorghum,
made in the same way, is FORMULATING finely.
The syrup presented is from this sorghum,
before it commenced to granulate.
By Hrs. abigail James, Of Knorville,
Marion asy.--Sugar and syrup from the
sorghum: Pressed the whole stalk when
| fully ripe ia a wooden mill, ard strained the
| juice through i coarse linen cloth into bar
rel; cleaned orr kettles to brightness and
creased them we'll; when filed, kept up a
brisk FIRE, skmming the scum of as fast as
| it appeared. When boiled clear removed i
| to sheet-iron pan in brick furnace, with
! sheet iron damper fitted to slide between
the pan and fire when desired. A strong
fire should bs raised Immediately, TO make
the Juice boil briskly or in Il foam all the
time. until it forms wax similar to maple
sugar when dropped into cold water. When
at this point, close the damper, to prevent
burning. Pour it into an open vessel, to
cool; if covered close it may sweat and
| become thin When entirely cold, place in
large Jars, cover with thin cloth and place
them in free, dry atmosphere. If the
syrup foams and becomes light yellow, ii
will make sugar. To test it, put some en- q
plate to cool, when granulation will appear.
Our syrup continued to granulate for year
| when box was prepared with wire seive
in the bottom to drain the mo!asses from the
sugar. When the dripping ceased, the sugar
was spread on clean cloths, in the shade,
and covered with paper until dry. Our
syrup is fifteen months old, and still granu
lates. To make good syrup for table use
we cleanse it by adding eight eggs, vel
beaten and two quarts of new milk to every
barrel of fresh sap. Clean and grease thu
kettles thoroughly every time they orr
emptied before using again. Look CAREFUL.
to the pans, also.
By c. II. Caughlin, of Clear Creek, Jas
per county, - Sorghum: Well cultivated
and stripped of leaves, and topped about on
foot below seed head, when fully ripe, whe
it Was cut and taken 20 mill; expressc'
, with two horses, in wooden three-rol!e
, mill; from 60 to 80 gallons per hour. Boile
RAPIDLY, in two sheet iron pans with woodel
sides, containing IS to 40 gallons each
each pan making about four gallons of sale
able syrup, and, when reduced for granule
. ton, made about two and a-half gallons to
pan which, when drained, produced abou
+, IL tbs of sugar. Draining was done throug
cloth, suspended over vessel to receiv
the molasses. To do it readily the tempe,
> allure must be mild. Nothing to clarity We
used. Small quantities, rapidly boiled, pr
;; luced the best article, with careful and clo'
y Swimming. | strained mine but once-twil
would be better.
Ev J. H. Painter, Of Cedar county,
: Sorghum Boiled to the consistency Of wa,
= in shallow sheet iron pans; placed in a ba
> rel, in the cellar, where it granulated us
n the following summer, when it was tax,
). out and put IN sacks, where it drained +
~ about week. Water was then put in, st'
:. red up, and left TO drain another week.
:. was then submitted to heavy pressure,
~ express the remaining molasses. From tn
v barrel so lbs. Of sugar were Obtained l.
II molasses was made in the same kind of pa
Oh and by rapid boiling.
=, By S. F. Adair, Of johnson county.
OF Mo!asses from sorghum; Boiled in a p
S. sufficient to make one gallon of molass
as using a t. aspoontul of soda for each pa
All the cane was used except the two
&c Joints Took premium at Johnson oour
~ Fair.
an b s. IT. Dyer, Of Desasoines, Polk Co.
syrup from sorghum: Ripe and read Y
OK work by Goth of Sept; stripped and cut tn
re Ground "a wooden mill, and boiled in G
Ia Of Cooks Patent Eyapozatogs, using no cl