sugar cane

     

Saccharum aruninaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum

Trivia about sugar cane

  • Before the pineapple industry, the need for workers of this crop made Hawaii a melting pot
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew mixes a potent potable in a bar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.) Virtually Brazil's national drink, caipirinha is an icy concoction of fresh lime & cachaca, a liqueur distilled mainly from this sweet crop
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew looks at large bins of raw sugar at the Domino Sugar Refinery in New Orleans, LA.) Sugar beets can be stored but this plant, grown in Florida & used by Domino Sugar, deteriorates so it has to be quickly turned into raw sugar, then refined

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