Making of khejur gud Jaggery in progress - boiling sap of sugar Date Palm tree (Phoenix sylvestris)

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Khejur Gur is prepared from the delicate khejur (Phoenix sylvestris) ras (sap) or the serum of the Sugar Date Palm tree, collected early in the morning (before 10 am) . After 10 in the morning, the serum tends to become stale and pungent. A date tree can secrete 3-4 litres of serum. In some rare cases a tree had even provided 8-10 litres of serum at one go. The serum is then boiled and stirred continuously for 45 mins to prepare the finest quality of Khejur-gur.

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Location: Bankuda, West Bengal, India
Photo credit: © Sanjay Thakur / Alamy / Afripics
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