Sugar-beet Sirup

"This bulletin tells how to grow sugar beets in the garden and describes a simple process for making from them a palatable and nutritious table sirup with a pleasant flavor. A patent for the process of making the sirup has been issued to the authors of this bulletin for the benefit of the public, so that any one is free to use it. Tests by farmers as well as the Department have proved the process to be practicable. Sugar beets may be grown in any locality which has tillable soil that is capable of producing good crops of vegetables. A small piece of ground is sufficient for planting a few rows of beets -- enough to furnish the family with sirup. The tools needed are necessary in almost any garden operation -- a spade, a hoe, and a rake. All sugar beets, if properly handled, will produce sirup. the beets are cut into thin slices and soaked in hot water to extract the sugar. The liquid is then boiled down to the thickness desired. Detailed directions are given in the following pages." -- p. 2