Pure Cane Syrup

Trying to find some good sugar cane syrup is getting very difficult.

Probably most people no longer eat biscuits and syrup.

A slice of toast and a little jelly is much easier.

People from up North have no idea how good syrup tastes.

Maple syrup is probably what they normally use.

There used to be a company in Dallas Texas

that started with cane syrup

and grew into a large company,

but now does not sell it at all.

Ragin Cagin in South Louisiana was selling some pretty good syrup,

but discontinued it.

A person at the company said that a mill

up close to Shreveport was making it for them.

There are still some small syrup mills in operation,

but it seems the only commercial production is by Steens.

That leads to the backyard growing of sugar cane.

All is not easy,

because there is a quarantine on sugar cane to control pests.

This writer went to Baton Rouge LA

to the Louisiana Experimental Station

and picked up some stalks for seed cane.

With the cost of travel,

each stalk cost about $10,

but it was kind of like a vacation.

It was a new variety and is very sweet.

Ten stalks will produce about a gallon of juice,

which will cook down to about a pint of syrup.

This is not enough to sell, but very good for home use.

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