A visit to Muddy Pond

We recently visited the Mennonite settlement of Muddy Pond and wanted to share some of the photos we took of molasses being made. This guy was feeding the sorghum stalks into the crusher while the horses provided the power to do the crushing. As the stalks are crushed, the sap drains out into the burlap covered blue barrel. The burlap is the first strainer in the process. The crushed stalks, laying next to the barrel, are used as silage feed for the cattle they raise. Nothing goes to waste.