Molasses making starts with the sugar cane stalks
2020-10-16 - Green County, KY - Photo by Phillip Coffey
Making molasses in this region begins in the cane fields, bringing in a wagon load of the stalks for pressing out the sugary juices. Aaron Whitlock, at left, and his sons, Atticus and Lucas, work with Rev. Dennis Penick at the mill squeezing out the juices. The juice gravity flows to the Sugar Shack for the next step. Comments | Permalink
2020-10-16 - Green County, KY - Photo by Phillip Coffey
Making molasses in this region begins in the cane fields, bringing in a wagon load of the stalks for pressing out the sugary juices. Aaron Whitlock, at left, and his sons, Atticus and Lucas, work with Rev. Dennis Penick at the mill squeezing out the juices. The juice gravity flows to the Sugar Shack for the next step. Comments | Permalink