Sorghum Syrup | From Field to Jar | Part 3 of 3

Sorghum Syrup | From Field to Jar | Part 3 of 3 | October 2023

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9 ай бұрын

This is the first year we have ever grown sorghum here on the farm, we are so excited to continue this old fashioned Appalachian tradition. Sorghum molasses is an art that we hope to carry on. Y’all be sure to follow along with this 3 part adventure!
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@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Find Part 1 here ⬇ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m8yghLp_ueCqfXU.html Find Part 2 here ⬇ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6p-da2hqJ_Vo58.html Sorghum Syrup Playlist ⬇ kzfaq.info/sun/PLnKpaj6ZJDIq_yarNvwaCHrEsV97qolmF Check out the story about our molasses equipment! ⬇ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brWmdNeJ0JOufn0.html If you are into gardening you'll love this playlist ⬇ kzfaq.info/sun/PLnKpaj6ZJDIowwC1Refr3PX28dOT3I1Yq Find True Grit merch here ⬇ www.thelawsonfarm.com/youtube.html#/ Join our Facebook group and share your gardens!: facebook.com/groups/639624823908914 Instagram: instagram.com/truegrit_appalachianways?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA%3D%3D& TikTok @tg_appalachianways Contact us: Hello@thelawsonfarm.com Write us: P.O. Box 138 Lawsonville, NC 27022

@vikkibyington3066 Ай бұрын

❤you both have every right to be proud!! Meagan, you’re the encourager and Andy, you are a little doubtful sometimes. I love it when Meagan says, “That’s right!” 😊 I’ve never done anything like this but in my life before I’ve started a new project I’ve asked the Lord to bless my efforts and bless the products. Personally, I don’t like molasses but yours look mighty pretty. Several years ago I was told to eat it for my health…I’m pretty sure it was for my extremely low hemoglobin. I found some at a roadside stand in the Smokies. It was much darker. I just couldn’t eat it. I really didn’t know what to eat it with. Anyway, I’m super proud of you guys and expect next years making to be even better! ❤

@gloriaromero1427 4 ай бұрын

Megan and Andy, you two are great workers together. you both are such hard workers. I am from Louisiana born and reared by many a canefields. My daughter has a friend in Missouri and she brought back some sorghgum Syrup and prefer it to cane syrup. I just stumbled upon your channel and I binge watch. Your hard work pays off in every meal you can provide for your family. Nothing like country life, God Bless you and your family . Thanks.

@tommyblanchard4465 9 ай бұрын

That was so country. Blowing dust are spiders out of the jar. Yankees would lose there minds .😊Love you folks.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@jennychase7584 9 ай бұрын

Good reason to be proud. Thank you I enjoyed watching all 3 parts. Grandma is your best judge. Xx

@SmallTownSouthernWife 9 ай бұрын

❤

@MarkWYoung-ky4uc 9 ай бұрын

Y'all have every right to be proud. Most of the store bought molasses I've ever bought was scorched. Yours looks beautiful. Talking about Andy's grandma, I can remember all the old folks used to keep a jar of molasses sitting on the kitchen table.

@christinaclifton9257 6 ай бұрын

My grandmother did she always had a jar on the table

@joycejones4526 Ай бұрын

You all are amazing. The fact that you both work outside jobs but make time to preserve your home stead ways. I love that your grandma gives her ok in what you are doing..

@gailwaldrop3753 Ай бұрын

That is so awesome, I've known about it, but never saw it done .Ya'll did a good job , thank you for the knowledge of it .😊

@Laura95000 Ай бұрын

You guys absolutely should be proud of yourselves! It looks delicious!👌🏼

@ThatKyGirl1 9 ай бұрын

I’ve really enjoyed watching y’all make molasses from start to finish.. When you said “I wish you could smell it” brought back childhood memories from when my fam used to make it when I was a kid in upstate sc. I’m looking forward to y’all making more next year.. Thanks for all your videos! 😘

@SmallTownSouthernWife 9 ай бұрын

❤

@uncledanny7 9 ай бұрын

I’m glad I found your channel I am a fellow western North Carolina hillbilly

@paccur1252 9 ай бұрын

Molasses.. a spoonful a day keeps the illnesses away

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Yes! I have heard this!

@donaldwells2102 9 ай бұрын

The proof of the pudding is in the eating,as the old saying goes.Looks delicious. You all done good. Thanks for sharing and God Bless ❤🙏🙋‍♂️🙂.

@veronica1863 5 күн бұрын

This was fun to watch!

@lizmiller2341 2 ай бұрын

So cool !! Amazing to watch and learn thank you for taking us along on the process!

@user-qi4ks2cp3d 7 күн бұрын

That video was so good. I seen part one and two and three. Thank you for sharing it that is so neat. I love molasses. I used to mix a little butter with it and stir it up and then put it on my biscuit. I haven’t had that in years, enjoy You guys deserve it. 😋❤️😋

@sallywasagoodolgal 4 ай бұрын

You should be so proud of yourselves! That's beautiful molasses. One thing, you shouldn't let your little ones be playing around near the boiling down. One trip, or slide-out or little accident and you won't care about that molasses one bit. Your baby will be on a life-flight, and molasses be damned. You should be cautious, and even though your kids are serious minded, it's better to be safe than flying down the road to the hospital. BTW you have great kids, and you're not hurting them one bit teaching them like you do. That's how I was taught, and taught mine.

@claraanderson1305 9 ай бұрын

Wow,looks so good my tongue jumped out my mouth and slapped my forehead just watching you'll, great job!

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

😂😂

@oops8985 9 ай бұрын

Every one of y'alls vids make me HUNGRY! Great STUFF!

@donnasaylor2778 2 ай бұрын

Be safe oh be safe that’s hot it’s sugar and be safe 😮

@freedomliberty3435 16 күн бұрын

Hope y’all are growin some this year would love to see how another batch turns out!

@janicewert3919 21 күн бұрын

I am so proud of you for trying sorghum making. A healthy alternative to cane sugar. I use it to make gingerbread. I love watching your channel. Feels like home to me.

@brucemccann830 Ай бұрын

Y'all making me hungry! Just need a tall glass of cold milk 😊.

@crystalshell3253 9 ай бұрын

All 3 episodes of making the molasses was great. Couldn't wait to see the last one! Lol. I watched another video of making molasses and they go by the size of the bubbles and how quick they burst to determine rather its done. Looking forward to next year's molasses making from yall. Watching from Kentucky

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@johnthompson6656 6 ай бұрын

Maybe find a fish fryer pot with a faucet on the side to fill your jars.

@connienelson3162 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing this. Had no idea there was so much work involved.

@trishkcmo3683 9 ай бұрын

I would think fine screen for that floating stuff. I think I would use a brine shrimp net.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@christymartin3846 9 ай бұрын

Amazing ❤ I cannot thank you guys enough for all the encouragement you give! Y’all have me planning & planting, my little garden, like nobody’s business! I may not have the space for this now, but 1 day, God willing, I will be able to try!Still “living that Spicy Life”in MS, working towards our homesteading goal & me going home to Tennessee! ❤ looking forward to seeing what y’all do next ❤❤

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

You’ve got this!

@caroleseghers821 5 ай бұрын

Wow 🙌🙌

@user-xr6rc2br6c 5 ай бұрын

Great job

@jerrylee690 5 ай бұрын

Jesus help these children. They're doing a good work 😅

@jimkugler5725 6 ай бұрын

That's a great product you have made and it's a lot better than regular syrup. However one thing you never want to do is give it to cows if you do milk them for drinking because the milk will taste like molasses I tell you this because my family did just that back in the early 1950s it's great for the cows just don't want to drink the milk

@joylieu52 9 ай бұрын

So very happy for y’all, good job folks❤😊. I’m a 71 year old grandmother and I love your channel, your little family and your way of life! Y’all inspire me with every video❤

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@everettsartin7556 5 күн бұрын

Bring too a hard boil you can add too it as it boils down it won't scorch as long as it is 212 the temperature will start up when most of water is gone good job enjoy your video

@sonjasnelling3068 9 ай бұрын

Woohoo!!! Y’all did it!!! So enjoyed watching the whole process and so proud of y’all 🎉 Love being apart of your family journey 💞Hugs & Blessings💞

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@juanitalandry117 5 ай бұрын

Looks great. My mom would to serve our molasses to us mixed with butter for our biscuits

@mrs.americanmade7452 3 ай бұрын

You can probably use coconut oil to keep it from rusting as coconut oil does not go rancid, I use it on our blackstone and cast iron

@tomjernigan3010 9 ай бұрын

You have reason to be proud. Thanks for taking me along. I eat 2-3 quarts a year.

@davidwelch3459 5 ай бұрын

I’m originally from Maryland and there they grow Sorum just sell the seeds to the Wahlberg people and they grow hundreds of acres here but I live in Ohio now and I don’t see anybody going here

@sandrapresnal5486 9 ай бұрын

You guys just amaze me. Y'all can do anything. You have good reason to be proud ❤

@rayclay2 9 ай бұрын

excellent~! good job team~! kids cant wait~!!

@nellmanning8547 9 ай бұрын

this has been an interesting 3 part video......thanks for sharing !!

@wandafaircloth6934 9 ай бұрын

Yall should be very proud. Most people take their food for granted. Never knowing the work and time it takes to make that 1 jar. I get excited at every stage. My favorite thing is to put a seed in the soil and watch it sprout. It’s a new life. Will it grow strong and thrive or will it be sick and need extra care. Can’t wait to see what is next.

@cheryllamb8831 4 ай бұрын

I am so impressed & proud of you!!! Wow, quite a learning experience for y'all. Thank you for bringing us along.

@duncand5148 9 ай бұрын

Hey y’all. Looks like you all are having so much fun. Dang if I didn’t know any better I would have thought y’all had been doing this for a long time. Old folks used to say smart people are fast learners.

@lindajc123 9 ай бұрын

An experiment that went right!!!!! A new skill under your belt!

@buzzybeeT 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely awesome!!! It's very smart to do the small batch to learn the basic process. Enjoyed watching!

@beverlybolden3401 4 ай бұрын

This was a terrific series. I can't wait to see how much you plant and process next season. God bless.

@lottieguffey4148 9 ай бұрын

This was amazing. We have a mill but my husband hasn’t done any for years . God bless you and your family.

@sophieboone7525 9 ай бұрын

From the other end of NC, thanks for the info on sorghum. We bought a jar today at a little country festival and are excited to try it with some biscuits.

@jerrylee690 5 ай бұрын

Our pastor and men got together and made sugar cane molasses ,I'm thinking Nov this year.

@paccur1252 9 ай бұрын

Looks so good..very good for you

@ArleneMilesKetron 9 ай бұрын

Great job you guys. We used to do this in our community when I was a kid. Great memories but being as young as I was that's probably because I wasn't doin the hard work, lol. You probably already know but just in case you haven't seen it The Appalachian Channel here on KZfaq did a series about The Gunther family sorghum operation down in Muddy Pond, TN that is pretty cool. I found a jar of their syrup at a local store and it is excellent. Thank you for your content. I very much enjoy watching you guys.

@deborahstewart2322 9 ай бұрын

Where I live we had a place that cooked sorghum syrup down across from where I lived as a child, smelt so good , I loved to chew on the canes, I live in Alabama , they did that for a lot of years, now Walmart is in that place. Daddy loved that syrup on a butter biscuit

@2003-2fitty 6 ай бұрын

I love watching yalls channel! Yall are encouraging and make us all want to do better for ourselves. Thanks ❤Leslie Florence Alabama

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 6 ай бұрын

thank you so much

@monamartin3022 5 ай бұрын

I always mixed a little butter in my molasses, then put it on my biscuit. Ya'll did a great job! Looks larapin good!

@phyllispitts6656 6 ай бұрын

Y’all are a joy to watch! I watched your video about REAL food. You mentioned supporting local farmers. That’s what my husband and I are trying to do, perhaps on a slower scale. We have been buying our meats from a place called Mitchell’s Butchery. I’m pretty sure you may be familiar with. I can really tell the difference in the meats compared to what you get in the grocery stores. And I do like local eggs much better! Seems like the shells on the grocery store eggs are too thin. Now, I’ve never really cared for molasses, but I would be willing to try the local stuff like y’all make. Got to admit, it looks good. And I alike how particular you are in the product you put out.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 6 ай бұрын

thank you very much, yes are you referring to Mitchell's in walnut cove?

@rublefranklin8762 9 ай бұрын

I think you guys did an awesome job on that sorghum could almost taste it thru the video, and those drop biscuits look like they would melt in your mouth, bet they would be good with some sausage gravy. That young man likes those apple almost every video he has an apple in his hand which is good an apple a day........

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Yes he definitely loves apples!

@helenlazoga1487 9 ай бұрын

What a wonderful video, Thankyou. Your message of self sufficiency is loud and clear. How proud you must be to be helping so many people. God bless you.

@njo2649 9 ай бұрын

Excellent job! I love sorghum. Thank you for the video!

@ChristinemAlred-mn5if 6 ай бұрын

That is really a long process, but it looks so worth it. Thanks for sharing this skill. ❤😊

@homesteadingpastor 9 ай бұрын

Wow! That looks so good. Y’all done a great job. Way to keep the old ways of life alive. We are proud of y’all’s accomplishment as well. Thanks for sharing. 😋😋👍🏻👍🏻

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jacintheandrews4985 8 ай бұрын

You did really well. Congratulations on your harvest. I enjoyed watching. Thank you.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@2003-2fitty 6 ай бұрын

My husband is in Lawn care too down here in Bama. He’s been in for 25+ years now. Hard work but rewarding.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 6 ай бұрын

yea it is

@stellabrandenburg3350 9 ай бұрын

Leave that little spidey alone, he wont eat .much. 😂😂 great job ya'll.

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@elt.214 9 ай бұрын

Very exciting to see the process. The cooking down kind of reminds of when we do maple syrup.

@2003-2fitty 6 ай бұрын

LABOR OF LOVE right there! ❤

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 6 ай бұрын

YES

@vahlla78 9 ай бұрын

It looks delicious . One of my favorite treats growing up was fritters and molasses. The fritters were just flour and water type. I bet your homegrown molasses taste even better.

@ourlifeinwyoming4654 4 ай бұрын

I wonder about the first person to figure this out... This was great guys - a ton of work went into this, but looks like it paid off!

@iwanttobelieve5970 9 ай бұрын

Sorghum is so good. So much better than regular Molasses.

@deltorres2100 9 ай бұрын

Ya did GREAT !!

@LisaDeFrates-zf3rn 9 ай бұрын

Nice job!!!

@marieparks5674 9 ай бұрын

Wow, so cool. Just think of how much you would have had with the rest of the field.

@rhondahuber6412 9 ай бұрын

What an amazing process… thank you for sharing!! Congratulations 🎉

@sassafras7870 9 ай бұрын

Great series. Thanks for sharing!

@Prepping_mimi 9 ай бұрын

So awesome!!!! Y’all did fantastic ❤❤

@KathyRusho Ай бұрын

🥞

@dianebenner2550 9 ай бұрын

Looks delicious!

@brendawoods554 9 ай бұрын

Y'all did great, a fine accomplishment. Interesting video.

@paccur1252 9 ай бұрын

You did a fair job... l love how you just keep going and just love what you do..

@mariebishop7598 2 ай бұрын

Wonder if you guys could use black cast iron pots to cook with? Would need to use wood fire. I have my great Grandparents pots that they used to cook sorgum, hash and lye soap in, but i cant see myself ever using them again, since im so old. We made soap around 1985 and that was the last usage

@BearMeat4Dinner 3 ай бұрын

BAU BAU I’m proud of y’all!

@hduddy83 7 ай бұрын

This is awesome. It's like me and my husband this last winter, we just moved to the country last June after growing up in the city and we jumped head first into maple syrup making here on our property and it was so good and a fun experience. It was so awesome of an experience because literally the only output we had was borrowing spyles and buckets from a neighbor and his boiler. This year we made our own boiler and got buckets and spyles to continue this venture. So fun!!!. Now is this the same molasses that you find in the store or is it different?

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 7 ай бұрын

its different most molasses in the store is made from sugar cane

@lorrismith7366 9 ай бұрын

Good job you 2!! I bet its delicious!

@MommaOG 9 ай бұрын

Wow that's awesome that you can make your own syrup. I'm so happy and joyful of y'all. Mmm pancakes with butter and molasses 😍. That's something definitely you should start canning ever year maybe sell some on the side? Have a good day 🙂💐

@johnleeman5992 2 ай бұрын

I just wonder if you could cook it down like maple syrup. They have those wide vats with a port's about an inch of the bottom to drain the syrup out.

@SmallTownSouthernWife 9 ай бұрын

Looks delicious ❤

@user-lr7tk7bl2z 6 ай бұрын

Looks delicious and good for you! Love your story.

@davidburchfield2720 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations great job very proud of you folks and you should be proud of yourself god bless!!!

@deltorres2100 9 ай бұрын

Wow I applaud ya ..for trying something new to ya ..and success

@rough-hewnhomestead5737 9 ай бұрын

This is wonderful! I would absolutely love to try this. I will have to see if we can grow sorghum here--I'm almost sure we could! I love that you guys involve your kids in all of the things that you do--they'll never forget it! Good times. I like to make shagbark (shellbark) hickory syrup--which isn't a pure sap syrup--it's made by making tea or water extraction from the loose bark, strained, then sugar added and cooked down. It's delicious! When I make it I do a huge batch so I only need to make it every other or third year (depending on how much my husband takes to his buddies at work, lol). This year I taught my daughter how to make it. We had a blast! Enjoy that sorghum!!

@douglaskampfer2028 5 ай бұрын

Its the color you watch for, it will go from green to light brown to dark brown, 219 is the magic number.

@salinamcdaniel8878 9 ай бұрын

I just love yall.☺️ You keep your content very interesting, and you educate a lot of us newbies.Thank you so much Stay blessed.❤

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@caseyarmstrong7064 7 ай бұрын

We all learn so much from several people all over the world. I really enjoy watching you guys. So, could you use that like regular syrup? I’ve had store bought molasses, but it looks like nothing like what you guys have produced. Great videos guy

@TrueGritAppalachianWays 7 ай бұрын

Yes you can use it just like pancake syrup but our favorite way to eat it is on cornbread or a biscuit!