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Fatal Molten Memories: The Iron Pots of Sugar In 18th-century Barbados, cane sugar production required the use of cast-iron syrup kettles, a method later embraced in the American South. Sugarcane was crushed utilizing wind and animal-powered mills. The extracted juice was heated, clarified, and evaporated in a series of cast-iron kettles of decreasing size to create crystallized sugar. Barbados Sugar Economy: A Tragic Success. The introduction of the "plantation system" reinvented the island's economy. Big estates owned by wealthy planters dominated the landscape, with oppressed Africans offering the labour needed to sustain the requiring process of planting, harvesting, and processing sugarcane. This system generated tremendous wealth for the colony and solidified its place as a key player in the Atlantic trade. But African slaves toiled in perilous conditions, and many died in the infamous Boiling room, as you will see next: The Boiling Process: A Grueling Job Sugar pr...