Sorghum furnace

sorghum furnace great smoky mountains national park

Juice from the sorghum mill was boiled over the furnace until it turned into dark, stringy molasses. Ten gallons of juice yielded about on gallon of molasses.

Mountain Farm Museum near Cherokee, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, May 6, 2009

From the Great Smoky Mountains National Park photo gallery.

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