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Seed Sugar Crystals: Cane Syrup Boiled Down and Cooled Shallow to a Fine Grain
Sugar syrup boiled to the point of granulation crystallises as it cools; cooled shallow, it sets as a fine grain like soft sand. Those fine crystals are the seed that larger crystals grow on in the next batch. Crush cane, lime and clarify the juice, boil it down, and cool it thin on a tray.
The picture: our diagram, cane, boiling pan, fine grain.
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Instructions
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Press the juice
Press the juice
Crush the cane in the press and strain the juice through cloth.
Materials for this step:
Mature Sugarcane (10-14 months old)10 kgTools needed:
Sugarcane Press
Cheesecloth
Balance Scale2
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Lime and clarify
Lime and clarify
Stir a little slaked lime into the juice and heat it nearly to boiling, without letting it boil. Skim the scum, let it settle an hour and ladle off the clear liquor.
Tools needed:
Slaked Lime
Large Cooking Pot
Ladle
Fire Pit
Firewood3
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Boil down
Boil down
Boil the clear liquor down, stirring, until a drop of syrup begins to grain as it cools.
Tools needed:
Large Cooking Pot
Wooden PaddleFire PitFirewood4
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Cool shallow
Cool shallow
Pour the syrup thin onto a tray and let it cool; it sets to a fine, sandy grain. Dry it and keep it in a jar.
Tools needed:
Flat Drying Tray
Glass JarBalance Scale5
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Grain from your juice
Grain from your juice
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