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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Nov 1, 2008, at 9:25 AM, Don Bowen wrote:

> > Let's see:
> Honey.  Easy to get, just take the caps off the comb and drain.
> Maple Syrup.  Collect sap in the spring then boil off the water.
> Other trees can also yield a sweet sap.
> Sorghum Molasses.  Grow Sorghum, cut the whole stalk, squeeze out the
> juices, boil off the water.
> Cane sugar. Same as Sorghum except the molasses is taken a few more  
> steps.
> Beet sugar. Grow sugar beets, harvest roots, mash, squeeze, boil off  
> water,
> continue as cane sugar.
>
> Others?

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