"The clear syrup is then put into large copper pans and boiled.""Yes, and the rest is easy to see," said Norah. "The water boils away, and the syrup gets thicker and thicker.""When it is thick enough, it is poured into large molds to cool," said Fred. "It comes out of the mold as a hard, white, solid sugar-loaf.""Norah would like to know," added Will, "that the part which drains away from the mold is our golden syrup."SUMMARY
The hard, white, loaf sugar, which we use for our tea, is made from coarse, brown, moist sugar. This coarse sugar is first mixed with lime, and then put into water to dissolve. It forms a syrup, which is made to trickle through porous bags, and then through charcoal. This takes away its brown color and leaves it clear, after which it is boiled. As the water boils away, the syrup thickens, and it is put into molds to cool. Some of it will not become solid; it drains away and forms Golden syrup.
Lesson 29
The Root and its Work
"Now, Norah," said Fred, "shall we have another chat about the roots of plants? We did not finish all I wanted to tell you last time.""Oh yes, do." said his sister.
