Hello, I'm new to this board. I'm really interested in syrup making. I remember my grandfather messing with a little bit of syrup making when I was a kid. He lived in Georgia. That man loved cane syrup. He mainly grew some sugar cane and we would "grind" it; Usually about 20 or 30 gals at a time, maybe more. He loved to drink the juice and so did the grandkids. There wasn't much left for syrup making. I remember it being a super high power "laxative" on myself...Anyway, like most things in life, you wished you had paid more attention to detail and picked up on the ways of the "Old Timers" before it became a lost art. Unfortunately, my grandfather is no longer with us, I wish I had paid more attention to some of his ways. He took 81 years of knowledge with him when he left. I have his old 8n tractor, cane mill, kettle and a few other things he acquired during his lifetime. I've decided to make use of them and pass the enjoyment I had as a kid down to my children and grandchildren. Like some other folks on this board, I am drawn to the ways and machines that remind me of a simpler time. I have never made syrup. I hope to attend some syrup makings in the future. I live near Albemarle, North Carolina, but have notebook will travel!
Regards Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Christison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "syrupmakers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: (syrupmakers) What kind of syrup? > > Since things are sort of quiet on the list right now, this might > be a good time for me to take a little poll of the list to see > what kind of syrup you make or are interested in. I have > a feeling that we are about divided half and half between > sorghum syrup folks and cane syrup folks. A simple note > with your area of interest will suffice, and since we have > several new folks in the last month or so, this might be a > good time for folks to introduce themselves if so inclined. > > I'll start it out by saying I am in an area which is predominately > sorghum country, and that is what I have the most interest in. > > Please don't be shy. > > Take care. > > Ken > (still aggravated by my host servers being down) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Conway, NC > http://www.oldiron-nut.com > http://www.syrupmakers.com/ > > For list archives, go to: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Sponsored by:] > ____________________________________________________________________________ _ > Unlimited Usenet News Groups - $10/month > No Download Limits! Signup Now: http://www.news.astraweb.com > > Join Now: http://www.news.astraweb.com > <a href="http://www.news.astraweb.com";>AOL users click here</a> > For list archives, go to: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [Sponsored by:] _____________________________________________________________________________ Unlimited Usenet News Groups - $10/month No Download Limits! Signup Now: http://www.news.astraweb.com Join Now: http://www.news.astraweb.com <a href="http://www.news.astraweb.com";>AOL users click here</a>
