"Dee Randall" > wrote in message
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>
> "Jude" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >I found a package of sugar cane chunks, peeled, about 2 - 3 inches
> > long, at my grocery the other day. It was only $2 for the 1 pound
> > package, so I bought it. Now what the heck do I do with the darned
> > things??
> >
> > I have vague recollections of shrimp dumplings wrapped around sugar
> > cane and steamed, but I bet those would be hard for me to make at home.
> > I have a veg steamer but no bamboo steamer, BTW. Before searching
> > google for random recipes, i figured I'd see if anyone had used sugar
> > cane in their cooking with great success.
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> I thought they were only used for chawin' -- you know, like chewing
tobacco;
> or chewing on honey-comb.
> Other than that, someone else might have a better answer.
> Dee Dee
>
>

It is pretty much used for chawin'. If they were longer, I'd suggest
skewering shrimp or chicken on strips of the cane and grilling it, but at
2 -3 inches, I'm clueless.

kili