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David Martin

David Martin

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This time of year is a time of changing seasons. Thus, another item came to me which a knife is of important use during this season. So, anyone know what I'm doing here? JBm, will get you gents a photo up shortly. DM
 
It has much to do with a Gristmill. This time of year Ribbon cane and Sugar cane is ripe and harvested from the field and hauled to market or a
mill. Where it is then ground/ squeezed and the juices caught to make syrup, sweeteners, livestock feed in tubs of molasses. Which is high in iron. Above I have cut a few joints off a stalk of sugar cane and am peeling the tough exterior layer off. Then chew the inside to draw the sweet
juice out of the pulp. Then spit the pulp out once it's sweet flavor is removed. These long stalks can be found at roadside fruit stands and Farmers Markets this time of year in the South. I procured mine at a Truck Stop along an Interstate from a truck loaded down with it while
fueling. Cutting out the pulp from inside the cane will give a knife a good workout. DM
 
I would have never guessed that. Very interesting. If they make it this far north, I will surely try it.
 
Late to the party here. Funny Dave Cane was my first thougt. But, I've never seen such small pieces. When I was a kid they sold it this time of year in the grocery stores in 2 foot piece stalks. My folks bought it a few times for a sweet treat for us kids.

JB
 
How did the Titan hold up David?

By the way... best guess award goes to MaxCast! A Buck Workman Rake!
 
Dear Mr. Martin,

Your posts are, as always, a true delight of interesting knowledge and a treasure trove for great pictures of Buck knives. I learned something new today. Please keep it up!
 
No sugar cane in the Pacific Northwest; after a successful deer hunt and field dressing with my Buck folding Alpha (154CM guthook model), I use my 110 to pacify monster fall 'bows.

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where i grew up never got cane other than flea market on occasion. i was closer to a big city. 15 minutes to the boonies, 15 minutes to downtown. i call it the golden area when i grew up. now im 35 minites from downtown and 1.5 hours to the boonies. got trapped in the city somehow. still in the same cpunty and spot where i grew up. just gorwing like mad down here.

wifes family always would though on cane. course they call me the yankee and city boy......cause they are all old florida farm and swamp folks other than a few.

good show on cane, Sir. enjoying it.
 
Well Done David!
I've only had sugar cane once in my life...When my neighbors brought some home from vacation.
It was awesome for a Midwest boy to get this treat!
Days were definitely simpler back then...But that's another thread!
 
My family always had it around this time of year. My Grand Father would have some stalks in his truck. I raised my kids on how to ready it for chewing. They know how to peel it and eat it. There was a syrup mill about two miles from our family farm and when I could I'd sneak away for a visit. Cool stuff going on there everyday. The old farmers would bring in wagon loads of cane for squeezing. It was mashed and the juice would run into
huge pots which caught it. Then poured into jugs and sold. Some farmers simmered it in pots and got it more concentrated, into a syrup. Now,
a lost art of American rural life. But at least I got to see how it was done.
I haven't finished cutting up all of the stalks with ole blue but so far it's holding up very well. Staying sharp. Thanks, jbmonk for the help. DM
 
Thanks Lodd.
Gunstock, those are some handsome trout. Did you prepare them over a fire?Thanks, zak, Buck and John. DM
 
jbmonkey said:
Mr. Martins pic for the thread....View attachment 789358
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I love to chew sugar cane! When I was a kid, there were still a lot of small syrup and sugar mills along the Gulf Coast areas. You could smell them before you saw them. We would go and buy sugar and syrup right from the maker. Along with sugar cane was good sorghum syrup, too. Very nice with buttered buttermilk biscuits.
 
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