The Heritage Syrup Festival

 

Original Artwork by Susan Weaver

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The Museum Syrup Team
Heritage Syrup Festival
Henderson, Texas

2nd Saturday of November

November 10, 2007

Schedule of Events

Mule at work crushing cane
Cooking Syrup
Walling Cabin and Syrup Mill
Crushing Sugar Cane
Many years ago, as the leaves were turning and the air was crisp, families gathered at the Syrup Mills.
This was a time of fellowship and trading, but most importantly, Ribbon Cane Syrup.
Syrup was a very treasured sweet. Made from crushed sugar cane, using mule power, and cooked in a pan over a wood fire.  The old-timers still reminisce about this well remembered traditional folk art.


Welcome Scarecrow
This operational syrup mill is made from parts 
of two country mills.  The pan is more than 100 years old and came from the Richardson-Lowe Plantation and the crushing mill was part of the Leopard syrup making facility at 
Church Hill, Texas. 
Sugar cane was crushed in the mill to extract 
the juice.  The juice is piped down to the furnace, where it is cooked down into syrup.
The Syrup Team at work

The highlight of the Heritage Syrup Festival revolves around a day of
old time syrup making demonstrations.
The grounds of the Historic Depot Museum come alive
with over thirty folk artist demonstrating and selling their crafts.
Folk music and rural East Texas soul food round out the festivities.

Steve is woodcarving
Tomahawk maker
Larry Stegall demonstrating woodcarving
The fun spreads out to the National Register Downtown area where music and arts and crafts can be enjoyed.  Our area merchants really get into the swing with sidewalks bustling with their wares.

Just park, and travel between the areas on an old fashioned Hay Ride Shuttle.
It will take you round trip and back again, throughout the day.
Don't miss it-We hope to see you in Henderson
at the Heritage Syrup Festival.


 

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