The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
SIRuP MAKING,
An Improvement on the Common
Method Of l~Iarinruti0n.

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So much interest is manifested in
the making Of strip from sr;;ur cane on
a small scale that the AlNbuma station
presents n report ihnlletin 1889 Of cs-
p~"iiinrnts III this direction, which
should attract especial attention ON ar.
vonNtof the low price Of the cn,cG staple
crop and The consequent t~,n6rncy of
the farmers to diversity their products
to u greater extent th0n heretofore. AS
stated IN a previous imllrtia $50. 66l.
nut little attention has been given. rs
II rnle, to the Qualification oc DEF, cation
of Sirups in this state. aud il many
cases "A considerable proportion of the
scn1ns and suspended impurities is
boiled down with the sirup. darkening
Its color, affecting its taste and making
lis preservation more difficult. A salts
factory clariiicaticn Of the jnice not
only %brightens the product very mate.
rally, but also effects the remuval of a
large proportion of the albuminous
matters. whose presence favors the
growth and action Of fcrmcnts.
1t is also Of the greatest Importance
that more attention be given to the
density To which the strip has been
cooked, since in most cases the sjrup
boiler determines by the eye and in a
very crude way the point ut which the
sirnp shonld he drawn off.
In many cases the strip IL cooked to
too thick Il consistency, and ~ a conse.
qnence "A capitalization and deposition
of sugar take place. while. ON the other
hand. ii tn. strip is not boiled to the
proper density, fermentation IL likely TO
tns'l". and the preservation Of the strip
becomes u more difficult problem.
When the ordinary form Of evapo.
Iator is at hand, the actual process OF
evaporation can be conducted in the
usual manner hut the crude rrelimi-
nary system OF Qualification now in yen.
eral use can be much improved by re.
sorting to the s%ulphuriny process.
In this process the Juice fresh from
tho mill is allowed to run slowly
through a sulphuring box containing a
number OF inclined shelves. and, ~ thu
juice trickles slowly down from shelf
to shelf. 1t meets with an ascending
current OF sulphur fumes which ars
produced by burning birthstone or roll
sulphur in q roughly constructed brick
furnace.
In this way the Juice i, at once rem.
dered lighter in color. and whom heated
IN the evaporation the separation Of al
luminous matters and other impurities
~ effected much more readily and rap.
Idly. After the heating Of tho Juice il
commenced the addition Of y small
amount Ct milk Of lime IL frequently
found to facilitate the Qualification and
renaers the separation OF scums more
easy.
Where the above process Of clnrj3ca.
ton is employed the resulting sjrup il
much clearer and brighter. and At the
same time it can he preserved much
more readily. II 1t IL desired to ure.erve
the slrnp for a considerable period OF
time. the hot liTnid. concentrated to
the proper strength. i. run into a bottle
or well glazed jngo from hnlf a gallon
t. one gallon capacity, which has been
ont with hot water. Tho vessel
j, filled almost mp to the month with
the hot sirup and il then securely
sealed and stored away for future use.
H.y this process strip has been sue
r'4sfnlly rres"rved at the laboratory for
from n to fonr years. and crystnlliza-
non OF sugar can also M prevented IL
ear" - taken toavoid cooking the sirup