Making Molasses

Visited my friends to see them make molasses from their cane crop.

[themountainraven]

keep this alive!! my generation and younger are all losing touch with how to make products at home, and live in the old ways. it is so important to learn all the basics

[farmmom]

Brings back memories! When I was a kid in southern Indiana, there was a man in our area that had a little molasses mill just like the one pictured. He grew a small plot of cane and I remember a bunch of us (mostly from the little community Church) getting together for a day of fellowship, picnic and molasses making. I can still remember them letting us kids get a short stick of raw cane then drizzling the hot fresh molasses from the spout onto the cane for kind of a sweet treat lolly. We all took home a jar or two of that black gold and it was awesome! Sadly, I think the mill was taken down years ago... 

[samiamm]

Growing up farming in 1980s Syria, we made this stuff from pressed grapes and raisins. I can still smell it 30 years later. Good stuff 👍

[jamiewoods]

I ust to love watching my Grandpa make Molasses. Bribgs back great memories. Thank you for taking the time to make this. God bless u and your familt

[myMotoring]

The cane can be rolled twice, or 3 times. There is still plenty of juice left in the husk after the first roll.

[FAB]

It's nice to see things done the old fashion way.

[GAbriarman]

I loved this video. This is becoming a lost art. Thank you for sharing with us.

[MyklWike]

I remember watching my grandfather doing this when I was little. I seem to remember it being nighttime. My mother inherited the property that my grandfather grew his cane on, his bottom land. For forty five years it has grown up in trees and she has paid property taxes on it.

[LindaProctor-hi]

i I never knew molasses was made like that. Thanks for sharing! Very cool!

[cordon]

I liked this video before it even finished! Loved watching the process of how it’s made. Thank you for sharing

[fdtori]

Mmmhh buckwheat pancakes with molasses... I still make myself some occasionaly, brings back childhood memories!

[systemthinker]

Love seeing the old timers out there keeping the tradition alive. If you made the video in black and white we would be non the wiser. These guys remind me of pictures I've seen of my great grandfather picking prunes in his orchard and boxing them up in custom made wood crates to send to market.

[dorianbelen]

Thank you! Pure energy and health with  the molasse and the lovely producers. Viva old fashion!

[MyBrerRabbit]

We love molasses! Not many people know how it's made, thanks for sharing!

[barrybrum]

Great video, reminds me of growing up near the sugarcane plantations of Louisiana. Thanks for posting it.

[OkieFarming]

Nice video; Great amber on that molasses, these guys know what their doing. Getting hard to get your hands on real molasses

[chrispatriot]

I was watching a show that mentioned a Demijohn, and said they used to make Molasses in them... That sent me on a quest to find out "how" molasses was made. Thanks for this very interesting video. Would have loved it if you had added some commentary into the video so we knew why you were doing certain processes. 

The younger generation may love the quick trip to the store, but I personally believe a lot of the old ways are lost because they're just not handed down as often as they should be. Plenty of great enthusiasts around that absolutely prefer the old-fashioned way of making things. 

I'm assuming that's sugar cane? And that the cheese cloth filter at the end is at least 4 times folded? 

One thing this video doesn't show, is there a "curing" time or "maturing" time once the Molasses has been jarred so that it either tastes the best, or has the proper time to reach some consistency??? 

Thanks for the video Tom, it was awesome to watch...

[sarahlynch]

Looks interesting! I wish this was narrated or that there was an explanation as to the steps and what was being done, even text on the video would help.

[bullhippo]

I have seen this done the same way in Eastern Ky. But with a hand crank squeezer. Very tasty stuff !

[josealc]

I love their use of AVON boxes. obviously they use boxes upon boxes of beauty care products :)