Southern Tradition of Making Cane Syrup Fept Alive by a Few

Once a Southern staple, cane syrup has mostly fallen by the wayside except for some areas of south Georgia where making it is just as much fun as tasting it.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bunch of men standing around a fire must be in want of some banter. David Herrin and his small crew gathered the week of Thanksgiving to make the delightful product and the fire blazed, along with the conversation.

Odie Crews, who was overseeing the boiling of cane juice into syrup, stated he was the project “consultant,” which, he explained, “means I ain’t doin’ a lot of work.”