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On Mon, 4 Mar 2013 18:33:10 -0800 (PST), "
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>On Mar 4, 4:31*pm, sf > wrote:
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>> Thanks! *I learned something: sorghum was the sugar of the South.
>> I've never eaten it, not sure if I've even seen it.
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>My grandfather raised it for his mules. He'd cut a stalk for us kids
>to eat and it was delicious.


I had to look it up. I'd never considered it as a growing plant
before. After looking at the pictures, I know that I have never seen
it grown in any fields that I have passed. What an interesting plant.
I had no idea that it could be used as a grain and a flour.
Janet US