Cane grinding and syrup cooking will be the featured attractions at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture, operated by Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Nov. 12 and 19.

The sweet smell of sugar cane juice cooking will be in the air at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village on Nov. 12 and 19 at the annual cane grinding and syrup cooking parties.  

For many Southerners, cane grinding and syrup cooking are family traditions that have continued through many generations. Now a part of the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, the Georgia Museum of Agriculture’s Historic Village is one of the few places left where visitors can go back in time to see sugar cane grinding with a mule leading the way.  The resulting juice from grinding the cane is poured into a cast iron kettle where it’s cooked down into syrup.

On Nov. 12, along with cane grinding and syrup making, the Carpenter Brothers Band will be playing music at the Cravey House. The delightful sounds of Bill Nicholson will be featured at the Gibbs House.

Ken Averyt and his wife will showcase their blacksmithing talents and hold classes each hour starting at 11a.m. for anyone interested in trying their hand at transforming iron into art. Costumed interpreters will also demonstrate wool washing and spinning during the day.

On Nov. 19, luthier Mike Vandevelde will perform on the Gibbs House porch as wool washing and spinning demonstrations take place in the yard.  Plein Aire artists will be featured throughout the Historic Village on Nov. 12 and 19.  Both events will have concessions including chili and cornbread, hot dogs or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Admission to the Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village on Tuesday-Friday is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors (age 55 and over), $4 for children 5-16 years of age, and free for children four and under.  Saturday admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 55 and over), $5 for children 5-16 years of age, and free for children four and under.

For more information on these and other upcoming events, interested persons can contact the Museum staff at (229) 391-5200 or visit the Museum’s website at www.abac.edu/museum.

    

 

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