A few years ago I did a blog post describing and showing how people here, in particular kids, love chewing on the stocks (cane) of sorghum plants. The inner part of the stocks has a slightly sweet taste. The kids rip off the outer husk of the cane and then chew and chew on the inside to extract all the sweetness they can. Then they spit out the remaining pulp.
Most people have harvested their sorghum now and left the stocks standing in the fields.
I've often seen kids like this student of mine carrying stocks to school to eat before school starts or at break time.
This year, one of the pastors we partner with planted some sorghum in a field on our school compound. The other day he gave permission for the school kids to eat the sorghum cane remaining in the field. So as of Monday, two days ago, they have been enjoying this handy treat to the full.
It's quite amusing because it's now relatively quiet at break times. Very little of the usual chatting, running or playing, hardly any shouts or laughter. The kids stand or sit around and chew on their sorghum cane. Serious business!
Then, when the break is over, they bring the unfinished cane into the classroom and "park" it in the corner by the door, in and beside the garbage can, ready to be picked up again at the start of the next break. No chewing during class!
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