[Syrupmakers] blue-ribbon sugar cane?

[Ken Reit]

Richard,

 

Well, got back from my uncles at 11pm last night. Very interesting drive
between the rain and snow also had to deal with I-20 being closed at one
point for an accident. My CB and truckers talking gave me enough warning
that I found a way around it.

 

This discussion on "Blue Ribbon" cane is very interesting. When shown the
striped piece of yours Richard, nobody recognized it as "ribbon cane" from
that had seen before while growing up in northern La.  It is differently not
what they had always called  ribbon cane. Matter of fact, the gentleman that
has the small cane I sent you calls his Blue Ribbon cane. I am baffled for
sure.

 

I have not taken time to really look at our syrup yet. We made two
cooking's. One was 110 gal and one 55 gal. Much less cane this year for some
reason. My uncle thinks the pumpkins had something to do with it. They took
over one section for sure. Ratio wise, our small cane produced more syrup.
Our 110 gal cooking of the large cane only produced 29 qrts. The small cane
produced 16 qrts.

 

Ken

 

From: syrupmakers-bounces at syrupmakers.net
[mailto:syrupmakers-bounces at syrupmakers.net] On Behalf Of Richard Harrison
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 3:01 AM
To: syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net
Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] blue-ribbon sugar cane?

 

Bill,

   My definition of 'Blue Ribbon' cane would be a striped cane that is
mostly "blue"(red or purple) with yellow stripes in it. The stripes can
sometimes be greenish or whitish, but basically yellow. There are many other
striped canes of course with different colors. But the Old-Fashioned(or
heirloom) variety grown around here for many years is basically as I
described. It is a chewing and syrup variety which at my location blows over
more easily than most canes do. In other areas, some people call other cane
varieties Blue Ribbon--which have no stripes. (I won't argue about it, but
most of the old literature that I have read indicates the presence of
stripes. 1 author that I read described a Ribbon cane in MS in the 1800's
that was a syrup--not chewing-- variety with no stripes)

   I have another striped variety which is basically red with fainter yellow
stripes. It grows taller and doesn't blow over easily at all. I believe that
it would probably be best referred to as 'Louisiana Striped'-- because it
grows exactly like Louisiana Red(or Georgia Red)-- but has considerable
faint stripes. It is also a chewing and syrup variety. It is very difficult
to identify these varieties from the literature that I have seen because
they don't give detailed enough detailed description about them in the old
literature. (I guess I use a "gut feeling" that I get from reading what
literature there is about them and from growing them myself. I find few, if
any, cane variety experts around. Most of them are deceased.) If anyone has
a detailed description of either of these 2 varieties, I would ask them to
please share it with all of us.

   I'm anxious to see how many 'Blue Ribbon' canes are out there!

                        Richard Harrison

Bill Outlaw <bill at southernmatters.com> wrote:

Greetings,

Would someone(s) please provide a description of this cultivar for me?

Thanks very much.

Bill
(sc, Tally)

 

  

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