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On 3/7/2013 10:43 PM, Nancy2 wrote:

>> You can seesorghumgrowing on farms in south Texas, Louisiana, Alabama,
>> Mississippi, Florida. It resembles corn in appearance, until you look
>> at the top, then you know it is not corn.
>>
>> My mother lovessorghum, so that was all we had; it reminds me of honey
>> and molasses. I didn't taste Mrs. Butterworth's until I was at a slumber
>> party and we had French toast for breakfast. I did not taste real maple
>> syrup until was an adult, as far as I can remember.
>>
>> Becca

>
> There used to be a sorghum "mill" just down the road from our farm
> here in Iowa; there are still local sorghum cane growers here. It
> isn't just in the south.
>
> N.


Someone said they had never seen sorghum growing, so I only mentioned
the states where I have seen it growing. I have never been to Iowa,
although I would love to visit. One of my late friends was born and
raised in Iowa.

Becca