A few years back, I had a fire. The fire burned my cabin, and all but two of my books (which were lent out). I really miss the recipe that I had for Potato Syrup, that was in Bradford Angier's book At Home In The Woods. I made it a couple of times, and it compares to maple, and birch syrup. I know that you add a cup of white, and a cup of brown sugar, to the potato water, but I don't know the quantity of potatos, or the quantity of water, whether you boiled the water down more than once (I seem to recall twice), and how long you leave them for the potato water starches, and minerals, and the sugars to combine into the sweet juice (seems to me, it was a couple of weeks) in a sealed bottle. Anybody made the stuff, or have the recipe, or the book, please let me know.

-- roberto pokachinni (pokachinni@yahoo.com), January 30, 2002

Answers

Not sure, but when I did a search on google, found that your question was already posted there, so you should get plenty of responses:

Rec. for syrup made from Potato water and brown sugar? ... maple syrup from potato water and brown ... Try making maple syrup with no maple ... recently saw that recipe in the book ... Vena & Bradford Angier. -- susan hughey ... hv.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=002wt2 - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), January 30, 2002.

http://www.jsfbooks.com/BooksByAuthor.asp?AuthorID=123

http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/bookSearch/isbnInquiry.asp? salesurl=Ishop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp&isbn=0844 659649

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), January 30, 2002.

I've never heard of it before will you please come back and post it when you do find it?

-- Thumper (slrldr@yahoo.com), January 30, 2002.

When greenspun is going to get its own search I dont know. Anyways I finally found the post from 1999, sounds interesting and here it is:

This recipe came down in my family from Colonial America days. (lets see, for me thats about 5 generations back. LOL) I defy you to say it doesn't taste like maple syrup. It even has that after taste of maple syrup..I am talking of the REAL maple syrup, not Log Cabin. Anyway, its a lot cheaper than real maple syrup. wash good and boil 6 medium potatoes unpeeled (use the ones with good hides, like Idaho)

boil in 2 cups of water until only one cup of water remains.

Remove potatoes

Bring liquid to a boil

Add 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar

Dissolve and then cook for about 1 minute.

Pour into bottle and place in a dark place for a week before using.

Taz -- Taz (Tassie @aol.com), July 08, 1999

-- HermitJohn (hermit@hilltop_homestead.zzn.com), January 30, 2002.

taz--taz--hermit john, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!! AND THANK YOUR ANCESTORS. THERE IS A SWEET SWEET HEAVEN INDEED. OH, THE EARTHLY PLEASURES, YAY! YAY! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- roberto pokachinni IN POTATO HEAVEN (pokachinni@yahoo.com), February 04, 2002.

I thank you as well. I printed it out so I can get some made too.

-- Thumper/inOKC (slrldr@yahoo.com), February 04, 2002.