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La Dolce Vita: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 3:23am.
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September 1938. Racine, West Virginia. "Farmer's son who helps make sorghum molasses from sugarcane." Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. View full size.
Sorghum Molasses
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:41am.
Made by pressing the canes of the sorghum plant and then boiling the syrup.
[Below, two more photos by MPW showing the process. - Dave]
So quintessentially American
Submitted by Brooks on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 6:39am.
The affable face, the horse, the hat -- this looks like a 1930s movie still.
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