One reason I can think of about Maharashtra not making palm jaggery is that the sap is used as it is. A lot of people drink it in the morning un-fermented and more in the fermented condition. Between the two, hardly any sap is left! Then it is the biggest centre of cane sugar production in the country. Who is bothered about lowly palm jaggery!! ak
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Aparna Watve <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for taking so much trouble Dinesh, but this information is too > general for my purpose. I am interested in knowing if there is Phoenix > sylvestris gud making "outside" of West Bengal and where.. Also any > reasons why Maharashtra has none of it, although having big Phoenix > sap industry. > Regards > Aparna > > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > jaggery > > in 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Dr. Aparna Watve > 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. > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com (A new blogs has been added on 30 May 10.) And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ten most common surnames of Indians: Singh, Kumar, Sharma, Patel, Shah, Lal, Gupta, Bhat, Rao, Reddy. Cheers! -- 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.
