03-07-2024 01:17 PM - edited 03-07-2024 02:23 PM
Sugarcane cultivation is a cash crop of our Bangladesh. More and less sugarcane is cultivated in almost all regions of Bangladesh. However, many regions do not produce molasses from sugarcane. My home upazila Fulbaria in Mymensingh district is famous for producing sugarcane red sugar. While doing local guiding I explore the architecture of the villages of my current address Shibganj Upazila and add new places to Google Maps. Such is the case when I visited a village a few days ago and saw sugarcane jaggery being made.
Photo: Raw sugarcane jaggery .
Photo: Preparation process of sugarcane molasses and I.
But anyway, today I will show you how to make sugarcane jaggery.
First the suitable canes are cut and stacked. Then the sugarcane leaves are removed from the sugarcane with a sickle.
Photo: Stack of sugarcane
Then the sugarcane is threshed with a threshing machine and the sugarcane juice is collected. The juice is filtered and collected through a strainer.
Image: Sugarcane threshing machine.
Then the raw juice of sugarcane is heated in an iron pot. Heat it like this for several hours. Then stir to heat the juice.
Image: An aunt heating sugarcane juice in an iron pot in an earthen stove.
Image: An aunt heating sugarcane juice in an iron pot in an earthen stove.
Image: Then a farmer stirs the juice to heat it.
Image: Preparing sweet molasses for the top layer of juice for me.
When the juice becomes molasses, take it off and stir to cool.
Image: Sweet jaggery.
Image: Jalghar and I are holding jaggery.
Image: Gummy hot sweet jaggery.
If the liquid jaggery thickens while stirring, collect the liquid sugarcane juice in the required container and cool it, it turns into jaggery.
Thanks a lot for reading the post in detail. Have you ever seen this kind of molasses with your own eyes?
03-07-2024 02:13 PM
Wow, thank you so much! Your post was incredibly informative. I've had the opportunity to witness this process in my childhood, I can say your detailed descriptions really brought it to life. @KhokonSharker
03-07-2024 02:26 PM
@NahidHossain Bhai thank you so much for your valuable comment. I am sure you had a wonderful childhood.
03-08-2024 02:52 PM
@KhokonSharker auf jeden Fall sehr interessant zu lesen und zusammen mit den Bildern gut erklärt
03-08-2024 04:39 PM
@KhokonSharker I saw similar processes on my school trip to Kolhapur, but I never observed them at that time. Thank you for the full information and great images.
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03-08-2024 09:44 PM
Thank you very much @Praniketmore . You will visit your school in Kolhapur sometime and observe it again. Hope to have a great experience and get some information to pass on to the next generation which is currently on the verge of extinction
03-08-2024 09:46 PM
Thank you so much sweet dear @Annaelisa for your valuable comment.
03-10-2024 01:17 PM
Great insights thanks for putting me right there to experience this.
03-10-2024 01:22 PM
Thank you so much Dear @J_Fox for your valuable comment.
03-30-2024 05:55 AM
The images you've shared beautifully capture each step of the process,
Thank you for sharing this. @KhokonSharker