sap water that has collected in a large container is heated using fire from firewood. Sap is heated to boiling in a certain period. The water is initially colored clear sap will change color to brown along with the hot water temperature sap.
process water heating sap ranged from one to three hours depending on the heat generated by firewood. Our area residents often refer to the process of cooking the sap water as "INDEL". INDEL literally be interpreted as a process of waiting for something to be done sendirisn. most residents of our area is water boiling sap alone.
while waiting for the sap water really ripe, brown sugar makers are average women perform regular maintenance on the tool maker sap. example is cleaning "Pongkor" sap water container.
after water sap turns into a brownish color, then it means that the water has been thickened juice and ready to be lowered from the heater. makers must continue to stir brown sugar sap water that is almost thickened to a perfect brown sugar produced.
The next process is thickening sap water. sap water that has been colored brown and heat stirring constantly until thickened dense and dry. sap in this condition can be called as sugar or brown sugar.