Edgar Bennett (Nashville, Georgia)

Edgar Bennett married Betty Boykin, my first cousin twice removed. In his eighties now, he continues to make excellent cane-syrup/corn-syrup blend, and autumn would not be the same without a bottle.

Slides 1 and 2 are views of a Kentucky Cane Mill Co. No.1

Slide 3  is the kettle. Note the rim that Edgar built into his furnace. This rim (in addition to the normal rim [upper left] that fits at the kettle flange) is slanted back toward the kettle and provides some protection against boil-over. The upper left also shows a trough covered with a cloth filter.