SYRUP

Listing description An unrefined sugary syrup can be produced directly from sugar beet. This thick, dark syrup is produced by cooking shredded sugar beet for several hours, then pressing the resulting mash and concentrating the juice produced until it has a consistency similar to that of   honey .   Detailed description   No other ingredients are used. In Germany, particularly the   Rhineland   area, this sugar beet syrup (called   Zuckerrüben-Sirup   or   Zapp   in German) is used as a spread for sandwiches, as well as for sweetening sauces, cakes and desserts. Commercially, if the syrup has a   dextrose equivalency (DE)   above 30, the product has to be   hydrolyzed   and converted to a high-fructose syrup, much like   high-fructose corn syrup , or isoglucose syrup in the EU. Many road authorities in North America use desugared beet molasses as de-icing or anti-icing products in winter control operations...

Listing description Sorghum syrup and hot   biscuits   are a traditional   breakfast   in the   Southern United States . Sorghum syrup is also used on   pancakes ,   cornmeal mush ,   grits   and other hot cereals. It can be used as a cooking ingredient with a similar sweetening effect as   molasses , though   blackstrap molasses   still has a higher nutritional value than sorghum syrup in most regards. Detailed description In the U.S. since the 1950s, sorghum has been raised primarily for forage and silage, with sorghum cultivation for cattle feed concentrated in the   Great Plains   ( Texas ,   Kansas , and   Nebraska   are the leading producers) where insufficient rainfall and high temperature make corn production unprofitable. Grain sorghum has also been used by the ethanol industry for quite some time because it yields about the same amount of ethanol per bushel as corn. As new-generatio...

Listing description Miel de palma   (lit.   palm honey , also   palm syrup ) is an edible sweet   syrup   produced from the   sap   of a number of   palms . It is produced in the   Canary Islands   and coastal regions of   South America . Detailed description Uses Miel de palma is used to accompany many pastries and desserts, such as   pancakes   and   ice cream . The syrup is widely used in Southeast Asian cooking, in particular in West Bengal, where jhola gur, as it is known, is only obtainable in winter. Its sweetness tempers the flavours of spicy   curries , adding its rich,   molasses -like flavour to the food. It is also widely used as an ingredient in desserts, or drizzled over prepared foods. Palm sap is a refreshing drink, and fermented palm syrup is distilled to produce various alcohols such as   arrack , a spirit similar to   rum . On La Gomera it is mixed with 'Parra' (...

Listing description Orgeat syrup   is a sweet   syrup   made from   almonds ,   sugar , and   rose water   or   orange flower water . It was, however, originally made with a   barley -almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many   cocktails , perhaps the most famous of which is the   Mai Tai . Detailed description The word "orgeat" ( /ɔːrˈʒɑː/   or   /ˈɔːrdʒiːət/ ) is derived from the   Latin   hordeaceus   "made with barley" through the   French , where barley is called   orge . The   Catalan   word   orxata   has the same origin, though today the two drinks have little else in common. In   Tunisia   and   Libya , it is called   rozata   and is usually served chilled in wedding and engagement parties as a symbol of joy and purity because of its white colour and its fresh (flowery) flavor. It comes in many different...

Listing description Molasses ,   or   black treacle   (British, for human consumption; known as molasses otherwise), is a   viscous   by-product of   refining   sugarcane   or   sugar beets   into   sugar .   Detailed description Molasses varies by amount of sugar, method of extraction, and age of plant. Molasses is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods. It is a defining component of fine commercial   brown sugar . Sweet sorghum   syrup may be colloquially called "sorghum molasses" in the southern United States.   Similar products include   treacle ,   honey ,   maple syrup ,   corn syrup , and   invert syrup . Most of these alternative   syrups   have milder flavors. Cane molasses Cane molasses is a common ingredient in baking and cooking. To make molasses, sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves. Its juice is extracted usually by cutting, ...