Pressing Sorghum Cane | From Field to Jar | Part 2 of 3 | October 2023

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

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[@jimharris4740]

I'm 77 years old and have done all of the things that ya'll do throughout my life and still do some even yet. You will learn something new almost every day. Back in the 50's we had to make a lot of the things that we used. It's a learning process and ya'll are doing great and I enjoy seeing you doing what I d. I'm a gonna learn you how we pronounce the word sogrum as we say it around Murphy nc and Tellico Plains tn. We pronounce it like I am spelling it sogrum. Love your channel. Keep up the good work

[@lorettawinters3872]

I lived in Etowah, TN.

[@lucindasutt7365]

My goodness, who knew this is how we get Molasses. Part 2 on to part 3.

[@D9P323]

This is serious tribal knowledge here... What a treasured gift. Thanks for sharing this video❤

[@creative1877]

I wish Andy could get a little more excited about the sorghum, lol. He is literally like a kid on Christmas day playing with his toy. A little off topic, I admired the beauty of the day. From the obviously sunny, clear skies to the crisp chill in the air it was a majestic Autumn day. Days such as these are like little displays of love by God to His children. A spiritual hug and a whisper of "I love you" in the wind from the Almighty Himself. Thank you for taking us on this journey with y'all. Trust in God and be blessed

[@delphiavillars]

We use to put the cane through the ringer of a old time washing machine.we cooked it down in Mom's huge lorn kettle to make sorgm molasses this was done in the state of Missouri U .S.❤😊😁🙏

[@homesteadingpastor]

Another great job guys. Looking forward to part 3. Y’all got more juice from those stalks than I expected to see. 👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

it was more than we expected too

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

I love this. Y'all are keeping alive a tradition that used to be common place here in Stokes County. There's no better way to learn than by doing.

[@JAACS74]

Good job guy's I love that your family works together as a team! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@donnasaylor2778]

I wait for the hot biscuits & butter cup of coffee ☕️ I seen it made and it was sold

[@ShelleyDarby-u4i]

That looks like hard work.My great grand father did sorgum for living in Iuka Illinois south part of Illinois he raised 7 of 9 children back in 1904.Used a mule and a millstone the stone went around and the mule was the power.

[@elt.214]

That’s exciting to actually see the process. Thanks for sharing. 🤣

[@connieparker8896]

Again I’m so very proud of y’all and impressed!!!!

[@duncand5148]

Wow y’all. 10 gallons. I’m impressed. You had to put in the work to get it, but you got a right good bit; I think.

[@donnasaylor2778]

God bless you both and the Children 🙏🏻🇺🇸🦃

[@brucemattes5015]

Watching your videos on sorghum molasses making led me to a little online research. Apparently there are pieces of sorghum/sugar cane machinery designed specifically for each task required from cutting the live canes to de-seeding the seed heads, and on down the line. Which makes perfect sense because for most Americans refined white sugar wasn't widely available or affordable until the late 19th century and early 20th century. It wasn't until after WWII that localized rural farmstead production of sorghum and sugar cane molasses fell out of favor because beet sugar was just less expensive.

[@donnasaylor2778]

You are the best and the children they are great ones they have great parents we live best out their

[@bgsmartt]

Thank you for keeping traditional ways alive!

[@jerrylee690]

I'm watching you guys, first time for me. Our pastor and others do cane syrup in Oct or Nov. We was invited last year to go but we didn't. But this year if they do it again I will go and maybe learn how it's done

[@donaldwells2102]

Making sorghum and good memories, ❤🙏🙋‍♂️🙂.

[@connieparker8896]

I so wished I had payed attention to when I was growing up, I just love your channel..

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

I love this! Your family is reviving an older art, learning something new, and making memories--awesome! Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@miltonpope3097]

I wanted to let you know my wife and myself enjoy your watching all the things that you do on the homestead with your family we just ordered three of your cookbooks for Christmas gifts.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you so much!

[@susanalberts776]

WOW 😳 thanks for sharing love this video,🌹❤️🌹❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nellmanning8547]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing !

[@lindalou1460]

I love seeing how this is done -my grandpa used to make sorghum molasses but hd died beforevi was born-im 73 now

[@jvin248]

Boiling that sorghum juice must be just the same as doing maple sap/syrup. If you can rearrange freezer space, try partially freezing the juice and remove the ice chunk as that will be nearly all pure water or pour off the concentrate (you can melt and taste/boil the ice separately to test) and less energy/time than boiling the initial water off. We used to collect maple syrup in stainless milk cans and left outside in March would freeze up a chunk of ice to pull out. Tall and narrow like 2L bottles would work better than short and wide cake pans and just pour off the concentrated juice to boil leaving the ice in the bottle. Watch the boiling pot so it doesn't boil over as the concentration goes up. We'd finish on the stove in the house with a candy thermometer to avoid scorching.

[@paccur1252]

Lots of juice coming out..that's amazing..

[@freesianlover]

So interesting- thanks for sharing

[@tushfinger]

Beautiful family times

[@pmartin6759]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@hankjones2975]

my gosh I used to do that as a kid. good luck

[@raymetcalf3928]

Thank for showing this as it was still being done during my youth! Can't wait for the end product!

[@rayclay2]

crazy cool confirmed~! TG

[@jacintheandrews4985]

This was very interesting. I really enjoyed watching. Thank you.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Thank you!

[@paccur1252]

Hi there beautiful family.. Looks interesting..lol..

[@vicky52557985]

wow i am amazed at the process.

[@helenaddington1672]

Sure brings back a lot of memories from my childhood and teenage years. My family made molasses for several years.

[@marieparks5674]

Gonna be fun, excited for you.there used to be a place in brown county indiana that pressed out the cane and they used mules.

[@kolapyellow7631]

It's almost like sugarcane plant. 😊😊😊

[@rayclay2]

, it takes approximately 10 gallons of sorghum juice to make 1 gallon of syrup 2. The syrup must be stirred for several hours (in between skimming) to maintain even heating, and the fire must be kept hot. If it isn’t hot enough there won’t be enough evaporation to make the process continue, and if it’s too hot it will start scorching

[@karensparks10]

I was as excited as you guys were!😁

[@jennychase7584]

Thank you for taking us along on your journey, I’m enjoying learning something new each video. Never even seen a sugar cane before let alone grown any, wrong climate perhaps. Sending kindness from Ashbourne England

[@paul-nb8qz]

You people a good honest hard-working people and I am so glad I found your I like watching your family

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

thank you

[@njo2649]

This is wonderful! Thank you

[@jvin248]

That's a handy mill. If you plan to do this in the future and you get to keep the mill not just borrow, mount it to a small trailer like a converted snowmobile trailer to move in/out of the shed or even box the trailer in with old tin roofing and run it from a ground sitting tractor or one of those Harbor Freight Predator engines.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we do own it

[@janlovesiowa6142]

It takes about 8 gallons of juice to make 1 gallon of sorghum syrup

[@tpaw6908]

Keep up the good work. Your at least trying call Justro. I'm sure he'd be glad to help. God's blessings ❤ 🙏💯👍

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I actually tried getting in touch with Him the other day and never heard back from him, I hadn't seen him post anything in awhile was just checking on him

[@sharorganic5841]

Hope your able to keep the people you got the equipment from in stock with syrup😋

[@danabaker596]

In tne movie, "Hoosiers" there is a scene where they are doing this "old school" with a horse supplying the power to grind the cane!

[@MeMe-yr3or]

Thank you all for showing this I was just talking about asking you guys about how to how you guys are doing your sorghum and look the post came out so thank you but I just want to let you know cover your license plates and all your personal IDs

[@Rebekah26320]

We always had a mule going around and around and we got the liquid and we had a fire and we would cook it down and when it was about done they would coat the palms of our hands and we would pull it and stretch it till we could eat it like a sugar daddy candy 🍭

[@Wendyann1100]

❤❤❤ Exciting. Where can i find your cookbook.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Its on amazon, a.co/d/fwkfAMo

[@teresawebster3498]

I just watched a video where were processing that stuff and they had a bunch of it on a trailer. The canes were a lot bigger around and they chopped the seed heads off with a chainsaw.

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

I think we watched the same video

[@everettsartin7556]

The amount of sorghum you get depends on sugar content its got to have 12 percent and up too make sorghum that's good before you cut your cane next year get a tester about 20 bucks on line or any wine supply store just cut 4 or5 stalks juice them and test the higher the sugar the better i like 16 to 19 percent and cook too228 too230 degrees

[@ritasnider2998]

We pronounce it like this in Texas Sore gum

[@kolapyellow7631]

Will u compost the spent stalks ?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

Yes 😊

[@pamp5797]

What can yo do with the squeezed canes?

[@TrueGritAppalachianWays]

we mainly compost them or use them to fill a ditch or washouts on the farm somewhere

[@glendabenard3772]

Girl when do you rest?