What is sugarcane? Sugarcane is considered to be part of the grass family. It grows anywhere between seven to sixteen feet tall. This crop has been around for more that two thousand years. Originally, the sugarcane was harvested for chewing only. " Sugarcane is a genus of tall grasses native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World. About 107 countries grow the crop to produce 1,324 million tons," according to online source, science-daily. Sugarcane has successfully changed the world doubtlessly. Harvesting sugarcane stalks can be very difficult, and must be done carefully. If not cut and handled properly, the content and quality of the sugar and cane can decrease and be considered a waste. Still till this day, some farmers
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For about three-thousand years after this, people in India and southeast Asia were the only ones to ingest sugarcane. Sugarcane did not grow further north of these regions for a long period of time. The reason for this, was because sugarcane had to be eaten fresh. By fresh I mean had to be extracted and eaten before the juices dried up. It was not until around the eighth century that sugar began to be introduced into the country of Europe and surrounding areas. By the 1200s, sugarcane was used for a new concept in other parts of the country. This new concept was called molasses, created in Sicily and brought to England. What is molasses? Molasses is a dark, thick brown syrup collected from raw sugar during the refining process. Molasses was and still is commonly used for baking and cooking. Following this, sugar and molasses began to be slowly exported all around the world, while changing many factors …show more content…
African American slaves where transported to the states to work in the fields of sugarcane. Majority of the times, the slaves were families: men, women, and children. The salves were forced to work miserable, backbreaking hours of planting. Each slave was expected to plant anywhere between five thousand to eight thousand seeds. This was expected so that at least one acre of seeds could be planted each day. The slaves days usually consisted of ten hour days: from sun up to sun down. “Generally, a 12.5 hour day length and night temperatures about 18°C induce floral ignition if enough inductive cycles are given,” said Glyn James. Another duty of the slaves, was to operate the sugar mills. There were many jobs that had to be performed inside the mills: crushing the stalks, boiling the juices, and doing crystallization
For about three-thousand years after this, people in India and southeast Asia were the only ones to ingest sugarcane. Sugarcane did not grow further north of these regions for a long period of time. The reason for this, was because sugarcane had to be eaten fresh. By fresh I mean had to be extracted and eaten before the juices dried up. It was not until around the eighth century that sugar began to be introduced into the country of Europe and surrounding areas. By the 1200s, sugarcane was used for a new concept in other parts of the country. This new concept was called molasses, created in Sicily and brought to England. What is molasses? Molasses is a dark, thick brown syrup collected from raw sugar during the refining process. Molasses was and still is commonly used for baking and cooking. Following this, sugar and molasses began to be slowly exported all around the world, while changing many factors …show more content…
African American slaves where transported to the states to work in the fields of sugarcane. Majority of the times, the slaves were families: men, women, and children. The salves were forced to work miserable, backbreaking hours of planting. Each slave was expected to plant anywhere between five thousand to eight thousand seeds. This was expected so that at least one acre of seeds could be planted each day. The slaves days usually consisted of ten hour days: from sun up to sun down. “Generally, a 12.5 hour day length and night temperatures about 18°C induce floral ignition if enough inductive cycles are given,” said Glyn James. Another duty of the slaves, was to operate the sugar mills. There were many jobs that had to be performed inside the mills: crushing the stalks, boiling the juices, and doing crystallization