The sweet juices of fresh cut sorghum cane have delighted many adults and children alike for generations. Children enjoy playing king of the mountain on top of processed sugar canes mounds in hot summer afternoons. Nearby, a mill is processing the raw cane's sweet juices into a thick syrup in preparation for eating by extracting its sugary juices. Eating the sugar cane can be enjoyed without the processing, too, as explained below.
Instructions
1. Select a freshly-cut stalk of raw sugar cane and cut pieces to seven or eight inches for easy handling.
2. Wash sugar cane with warm water, freeing all debris from the cane.
3. Start chewing the sugar cane, being careful not to swallow the stalk, while extracting all of its sweet juices.
4. Discard chewed sugar cane stalk into trash.
5. Enjoy the raw cane's sweet juices by adding a little lemon juice and some ice for a refreshing cool summer drink. Increase the lemon juice for larger amounts of sugar cane juices.
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