Dear Aparna, Some links:
1) reminds of the famous bollywood movie "Saudagar" ... never knew we get jaggery from palm (and that too more priced than that from sugarcane) ... http://environmenteducation-india.blogspot.com/2009/10/learn-all-about-date-palm- jaggery-with.html 2) The sago palm and coconut palm are also now tapped for producing jaggeryin South India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery 3) best of reading on jaggery ... http://www.organicfacts.net/nutrition-facts/others/what-is-jaggery.html The 3rd link may help you. ... some bit of discussion on palm jaggery is done in earlier post of *Caryota urens* at: http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/681411f1209248ec?hl=en Regards. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Aparna Watve <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All, > I am writing a no-scientific article on "Khejur gud" (-Phoenix > sylvestris) of West Bengal. But I needed information about the making > of this gud in other parts of India. Has anyone of you > worked/documented gud making? where all does it happen outside West > Bengal? > Also another nagging question, is there any scientific reason why > Maharashtra which has so much collection of Phoenix sylvestris sap > does not turn it into jaggery? > Thanks in advance, > Aparna > > -- > Dr. Aparna Watve > > Asha Appt, Shanti Nagar, Ekata Colony > Nr. BSNL tower, Akbar Ward, > Seoni.480661 > tel: 07692-228115 > mobile: (0)9755667710 and 9822597288 still works > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
