Sorghum syrup comes from the juice of the sorghum cane, a tall, grassy plant that looks like corn. Sorghum cane resists dry spells, making it a more resilient crop than sugarcane in certain regions.

The inventor—Calvin Dickey, of Mercersburg, Pa.—has found that they strip the sorghum cane beautifully; and as the growth of this plant seems to be extending, they will, no doubt, be in great ...

By Sheila Harris Sherry Leverich Lotufo, of rural Exeter, said her family’s sorghum-making tradition began in the 1970s, ...