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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



Changes in Molasses. 



It is well known that molasses, on stor- 

 age, generally undergoes very evident 

 changes ; these are usually broadly referred 

 to as fermentation, and include "frothing" 

 and "souring." The former of these occa- 

 sions direct loss owing to the overflowing 

 of the liquid consequent on effervescence ; 

 it does not appear, however, that there are 

 any consequent deep-seated alterations in its 

 more valuable contents. Careful experi- 

 ments show that it is not a true fermenta- 

 tion ; that is one in which organisms are 

 thriving at the expense of these contents, 

 but that it really has its origin in the break- 

 ing up of easily decomposable gummy prod- 

 ucts "souring," though less evident in its 

 natural outward manifestations, is far more 

 serious both as regards the sugar content 

 and the palatability — and, therefore, the mar- 

 ket value — of the molasses. It is due en- 

 tirely to the presence of living organisms 



and, as this is so, if infection of the mo- 

 lasses by such organisms is guarded against, 

 it can be entirely prevented. A word may 

 l)e said regarding condition.s whicli influence 

 favoral)ly color and flavor in molasses. Of 

 these, by far the most important are care 

 and attention to the tempering of the juice 

 by the addition of lime to the clarifier. If 

 it is desired to obtain a product of good 

 color, excess of lime must be rigorously 

 avoided ; above all, it is essential that lime 

 should never be added in the taychcs, once 

 the juice has left the clarifier. Other factors 

 which appear to influence the character of 

 the molasses to a certain extent, are the 

 variety of the cane used, soil and climatic 

 conditions under which the crop was pro- 

 duced, and the boiling of the juice in a cop- 

 per tayche over an open fire. The last one 

 appears to have a slight but appreciable 

 effect on both the color and flavor of the 

 resulting product. — Barbadocs News. 



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