Old School Pure Maple Syrup

This year we collected thousands of gallons of maple sap the old school way.

You are invited to see how sorghum syrup is made at 55059 200th st, Mankato, MN. We are pressing sorghum cane today (9-27-25) and tomorrow starting at 11am and then we'll cook it. It's an interesting process. We will be doing a few more batches in October.

Making our first batch of Old School Pure Maple Syrup in the finishing pan.

Old School Pure Sorghum Syrup is now available to purchase at Hy-Vee (downtown location @ 410 S. Riverfront Dr., Mankato, MN) in the aisle with molasses and at the Dam Store Café @ 609 S. Front St in Mankato. Sorghum syrup can be used as a all natural nutrient-rich sugar substitute, syrup, when making sauces (BBQ, etc.), or in baking. My sorghum cookies are fantastic!

Hy-Vee downtown and the Dam Store Café also sell our maple syrup.

Saturday we used the antique cane mill to press the sorghum cane. After cooking the juice, the sorghum syrup looks and tastes great.

Sorghum Syrup

Tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 12th) we will be making sorghum syrup. We will press the juice out of the cane in the morning and then cook it until it becomes sorghum syrup.

Anyone who is interested in the process can come to our sorghum shed at 55059 200th St, Mankato, MN.

Ben & Lynn Michel
Old School Syrup

We are expanding our syrup production to include sorghum syrup, which is common in southern states. It has a complex taste that is hard to explain because it's sweet, slightly sour, earthy, light mild molasses and caramel undertones. You got to try it.

This weekend (Oct. 12th) we will be making sorghum syrup. Tomorrow we will cut our cane and Saturday we will press out the juice and cook it until it becomes sorghum syrup. Anyone nearby who is interested in the process can come to our sorghum shed at 55059 200th st, Mankato, MN.

Our maple syrup is available at the Hy-Vee stores in Mankato, Dam Café, C& S Supply, the World's largest Candy Store in Jordan, and addition places around Mankato.