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A sweet winter tale: Jaggery in the making
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Jaggery is prepared by extracting sugarcane juice through a crusher which is then collected in a big vessel. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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The sugarcane juice is then heated for about one hour till it is reduced to nearly one- third of the original volume. The dried wood pulp from the crushed sugar cane is used as a fuel for the furnace. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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Once it turns golden, the liquid is poured into a shallow flat bottomed concrete tank to cool and solidify. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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After jaggery cools down, it is given the desired shape. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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The jaggery is now ready to be sold in the market. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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‘Shakkar’ is also prepared from sugarcane by crushing the hot solution taken out of the furnace. (Pardeep Pandit/HT Photo)
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