Useful Corn Stalk Syrup

corn stalk syrup.
(from The Confederate Union, of Milledgeville, Georgia, September 22, 1863)

Ingredients:

corn stalks​

Instructions:

Rev . Mr. Sweat presented us yesterday with a specemen of syrup, made at his place near the city from the juice of the corn stalks. It is a very excellent article of syrup, and for table use is not inferior to the best article of cane syrup. Mr. Sweat informs us that it was made by the ordinary process, and that the yield of syrup in proportion to the quantity of juice is about the same as that of the Sorgho or Chinees sugar cane. The stalks from which it was made were cut before maturity, when the corn was fit for roasting ears. —Sav. News.​

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

You just found the culprit! Corn syrup became the nutritionist's swear word, when reading labels. It still is? Empty calories, addicting generations of Americans to our cookies, Captain Crunch and gooey carbs, who knew Rev. Mr. Sweat was responsible?

Good find, thank you!

 

[nitrofd]

Albert,you found a hidden gem again,so Rev.Sweat is responsible for the obesity problem here in the states.so now they have another thing to blame on the south.

 

[donna]

Thanks for this one. Information I didn't know.

 

[Lusty Murfax]

Grew up eating corncob jelly. Grandma would boil it and put it up in small jars. It was as good as store bought.

 

[mofederal]

I prefer cane sugar, I read somewhere that Coke Life uses a mixture of cane sugar and Stevia. I have never tried it. I did like how Coke tasted in the old days, before New Coke.

 

[donna]

We always buy original coke at our grocery. It is better than the other versions they have now.

There was nothing like the coke I use to get with my Granny at the drug store soda fountain she always took me to in Lexington, Ky. They made it. I loved their Cherry, Vanilla or Chocolate cokes.

 

[nitrofd]

We always buy original coke at our grocery. It is better than the other versions they have now.

There was nothing like the coke I use to get with my Granny at the drug store soda fountain she always took me to in Lexington, Ky. They made it. I loved their Cherry, Vanilla or Chocolate cokes.

The drug store cherry cokes were the absolute best unless you want to talk about an egg cream.

 

[donna]

Egg creams were delicious. A soda fountain went to in New York with my Aunt and cousin had the best. I was 8 years old at the time.

 

[WJC]

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The Confederate union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1862-1865, September 22, 1863, Image 2

My grandmother occasionally made syrup from corn stalks. We used it on pancakes just like any other syrup: it was quite tasty....

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Wow, thanks for sharing this gem of an article. I had no idea it was invented such a long time ago! And here I thought it was the invention of some modern conglomerate like Coke!

Do you supposed given the era it was created in was it being used in lieu of real sugar because of shortages in the South?

 

[donna]

Another old recipe on Corn Stalk Syrup.

 

[donna]

Haven't seen Stiles/Akin in a while. Hope he doing okay.