But while sugar cane was grown in the Caribbean and deep South at the hands of slave labor, sorghum could be grown throughout the South by anyone, and its cultivation spread rapidly in the mid-1800s.

Instead the juice of the sorghum cane is processed into a syrup, which is used as a sweetener for baking, poured over hot biscuits or pancakes, and other culinary uses.

Sorghum comes from sorghum cane, which is a much hardier crop," Sauceman said. "Sorghum was consumed here during colonial times, but as far as I know, sorghum cane wasn't grown in America until ...

The sorghum cane is planted during the middle of May and is generally planted about 1 inch deep and about 12 inches apart. The field is plowed three to four times before it is harvested.

This is a traditional Southern sweetener, made from the juice of sorghum cane that has been boiled until it reaches a syrup consistency. John and Emma Guenther, who live in the small Tennessee ...

Sorghum syrup is becoming more and more common in Asheville restaurants for its distinct taste and health benefits, as well as its cultural significance as an Appalachian staple. But if you ask an ...

Sorghum syrup is made from the juice extracted from sorghum cane, filtered and cooked down in open pans, becoming thicker and darker after a few hours of simmering and skimming in a wide-mouthed ...

When Don Eck makes sorghum syrup, he`s helping to preserve a little bit of rural and historic America. ”We started making sorghum because I wanted my wife and children to know how real sorghum ...

“Sugar cane only grows farther south, but sorghum cane can grow here, so it became a regional staple,” Sherry said. “It’s sweeter and has a more complex taste, real earthy.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) -The annual sorghum festival was held today in the Homestead Heritage Village, which is the first festival they have held since a fire destroyed one of their most popular ...

The 23rd Annual Sorghum Festival is taking place Saturday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City.