[Syrupmakers] stripping sorghum

[jay shumpert]

Raymond,
Would you happen to have a picture of the stripper?
--- Raymond Weaver <victoryfirst at nxs.net> wrote:

>     Jay, you don't have to be that careful when you
> strip. The leaves add 
> vegetable matter to the juice which increases the
> skimmings. That is why 
> most of us strip them off. A couple of whacks with
> your stripper is all you 
> need. If a little piece of leaf remains - that is
> ok. An old hand saw makes 
> a great stripper. We put a more convenient handle on
> them and we sharpen the 
> back edge to cut the stalks down with.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jay shumpert" <rattrapsc at yahoo.com>
> To: "Syrupmakers" <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 8:58 PM
> Subject: [Syrupmakers] stripping sorghum
> 
> 
> > Hello all,
> > I had planted a few sorghum seeds early to check
> the
> > germination. They all came up nicely, so I felt
> sorry
> > for them and fertilized them and cultivated them.
> I
> > tried to strip a stalk, and the leave came right
> off.
> > The area around the stalk that was part of the
> leaf
> > hung on for dear life. The seed head had matured
> to
> > the hard dough stage, so if I were wanting to mill
> it,
> > it would be at the proper growth stage. Is all
> sorghum
> > this hard to strip completely down to the stalk?
> If so
> > I'm in for a real treat when cutting time comes. I
> > wouldn't think that you would want to mill it
> after
> > the leaves only had been stripped. The part that
> was
> > left was rather thick, and I would think that it
> > contained some unwanted juice. Remember this is my
> > first year, so I'm still learning.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Jay