[Syrupmakers] Diatomaceous Earth?

[Keith Evans]

I too have heard of the use of baking soda and water added to the juice to
make it rise in the kettle, if it falls. By "it" , I mean the juice when it
rises. Haven't heard of baking soda being used for separation. I'm in South
East Alabama.

On Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 11:44 AM tenacity at fidnet.com <tenacity at fidnet.com>
wrote:

>  Here in the midwest I have heard of using baking soda to bring the
> "debris" to the top quickly. I have not tried this myself. but understand
> it is used by some Amish regularly. Anyone tried using it? And in what
> quantity for what size pan? We have both a 100 gallon and a 30 gallon batch
> pan. Would love to hear any experiences.
>
>
>
> Gail in Missouri
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Paul Lefebvre" <paullefebvre at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:20am
> To: "A list for sorghum and cane syrupmakers" <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
> >
> Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Diatomaceous Earth?
>
> Thanks for the reply Keith,
>
>
>
>     Here in Canada, pickling lime is banned as a food additive, so it’s
> nearly impossible to get.  ☹
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> Paul
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> *From:* Syrupmakers <syrupmakers-bounces at syrupmakers.net> on behalf of
> Keith Evans <dr.ofsheetrock at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 13, 2018 8:04:11 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Syrupmakers] Diatomaceous Earth?
>
> I've never used DE , but I use a pickeling lime at around 160° to help
> with separation. It causes a bigger foam (crust) for particles to get
> trapped in, therefore being able to remove those fine particles easier.
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 12:57 PM Paul Lefebvre <paullefebvre at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>>    I was wondering if anyone on this list uses Diatomaceous Earth in
>> their production of syrup.  Maasdam Sorghum Mill briefly mentions the
>> addition of Diatomaceous Earth in this
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV6ztHccDy0> video at around 6:00 to
>> help remove particles, but doesn’t go into the exact specifics for using
>> it, and was hoping I could get some feedback from anyone out there who
>> knows more.
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>>
>> Cheers,
>>
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>>
>> Paul
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