Steen's cane syrup is a traditional American sweetener made by the simple concentration of cane juice through long cooking in open kettles. It is sweeter than molasses

Molasses

Molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugar cane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word melaço, which ultimately comes from mel, the Latin word for "honey". The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or sugar beet,...

 because no refined sugar is removed from the product. Produced in Abbeville, Louisiana

Abbeville, Louisiana

Abbeville is a town in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles west of New Orleans. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census...

, by C. S. Steen's Syrup Mill, Inc. since 1910, it is easy to spot by its bright yellow label. Traditional cane syrup is recognized by Slow Food

Slow Food

Slow Food is an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first established part of...

 USA in their Ark of Taste

Ark of Taste

The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of heritage foods in danger of extinction which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement. The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion...

as a cherished and endangered slow food product. Steen's is the only manufacturer left today.

External links

• C. S. Steen's Syrup Mill, Inc.
• Steen's Cane Syrup at eatTheseWords.com.