How many of you ever chewed a piece of raw sugar cane?

Isaac-Saxxon · 05-12-2007, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by rhertz

The homegrown article has me thinking. How many of you ever chewed a piece of raw sugar cane?

Use to get it at the Pak-a-sack out of a barrel on the front porch and take it home and daddy would take his pocket knife and cut it up for us kids. My time flies. You can get it at the farmers market some times. It was a time and what a time it was

Pocahontas · 05-12-2007, 08:37 PM

Yes indeed my grandfather would bring it to us and cut it up and we'd happily
chew away! Times were really much simpler then...I sure miss my grandfather and the innocence of childhood!

AnimeSpirit · 05-12-2007, 08:53 PM

Not me. I've never tried it.

Isaac-Saxxon · 05-12-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

Not me. I've never tried it.

Well Anime it is about time for you to try it. Be sure and brush your teeth after you chew on it for a while it has lots of sugar.

piemaker720 · 05-12-2007, 09:04 PM

Yes many times. anyone ever hoed cotton too. I agree it was a much simpler time. We never went to Wal-mart and brought toys like they do now. Had picnics under a tree in the front yard.

rhertz · 05-12-2007, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by piemaker720

Yes many times. anyone ever hoed cotton too. I agree it was a much simpler time. We never went to Wal-mart and brought toys like they do now. Had picnics under a tree in the front yard.

I can remember picnics under the trees at my grandparent's place and they had a couple of Tonka trucks for the boys to play with. My grandmother also kept a big tin full of buttons and some needles and thread. We would string buttons for hours and then start over again.

Compare that to World of Warcraft, PSP, and iPods....

piemaker720 · 05-12-2007, 09:22 PM

Just remember those picnics, with the platter of fried chicken and piss pumkins [watermelon as you call it] and big coolers of lemonaide and tea on one end of the table. The softball for entertainment.

rhertz · 05-12-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by piemaker720

Just remember those picnics, with the platter of fried chicken and piss pumkins [watermelon as you call it] and big coolers of lemonaide and tea on one end of the table. The softball for entertainment.

My grandmother raised mint in her garden for the iced tea. Is it my imagination or have fried chicken pieces about doubled in size in the last 40 years? I never even see a fried "keel breast" any more. I figure it is either hormones or else they hybridized chickens with turkeys!

Sheba · 05-12-2007, 09:32 PM

What an awesome childhood memory! Even now, my mom always beats my 11 year at checkers, and she is a whiz with a yo-yo. Amazes my kids because she is so good at those things. String tricks, too. She has a great time showing off for them!

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Sheba Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 160 Rep Power: 240	What an awesome childhood memory! Even now, my mom always beats my 11 year at checkers, and she is a whiz with a yo-yo. Amazes my kids because she is so good at those things. String tricks, too. She has a great time showing off for them! __________________ I am afraid of nothing except being bored. -Greta Garbo

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05-12-2007, 08:37 PM	#2
Pocahontas SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,691 Rep Power: 294	Yes indeed my grandfather would bring it to us and cut it up and we'd happily chew away! Times were really much simpler then...I sure miss my grandfather and the innocence of childhood!

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piemaker720 SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,584 Rep Power: 271	Yes many times. anyone ever hoed cotton too. I agree it was a much simpler time. We never went to Wal-mart and brought toys like they do now. Had picnics under a tree in the front yard.

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piemaker720 SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,584 Rep Power: 271	Just remember those picnics, with the platter of fried chicken and piss pumkins [watermelon as you call it] and big coolers of lemonaide and tea on one end of the table. The softball for entertainment.

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