Traditional syrup rush in households

In the Sarıgöl district of Manisa, preparations for making syrup from Sultaniye grapes for the year 2025 are continuing intensively. Selected and high-quality grapes collected from the vineyards are processed in a communal effort at homes, being boiled for hours in large cauldrons. Syrups, especially consumed during breakfasts in the winter months, are sold through special orders when there is an excess supply. Women from Sarıgöl described the neighborhood solidarity experienced during the syrup production process with these words: "After thoroughly washing the grapes, we place them in sacks. The men crush the grapes in the sacks with their feet to extract the juice. The resulting must is boiled for hours in large cauldrons to be transformed into syrup. Then we fill it into bottles and store it in places without sunlight for the ...