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Online Exhibit: Cooking and Food Preparation: Molasses


Kephart included these photographs of the Brown family "Making Sorghum" from his personal album. The lower left photograph shows Belle Brown crushing the sorghum. This was then boiled down to create a sweet molasses syrup. The lengthy preparation and cooking process provided a perfect backdrop for community members to gather together.

Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma is presented by Hunter Library Special Collections and the Mountain Heritage Center. This project was supported in whole or in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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