Brown Sugar

Fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juices. On the commercial level, the sugar cane is processed extracting its juices,resulting in brown granules with is called raw sugar and is brown in color. This sugar contains molasses.

About 25 years ago when my daughter was about three months old, she was a bit constipated. We were a bit worried so we took her to the doctor. The doctor advised us that we should put a pinch of brown sugar in her regular dosage of water and give it to her to drink. It did the trick!!

Since then I am a firm believer of brown sugar and ALWAYS keep some in my pantry. I have my tea on mornings with half a teaspoon of brown sugar and I can guarantee you I would have a bowel movement before I leave the house to go to work. I don't drink coffee on a regular basis because I notice that if I drink it for about four days consecutively, I get constipated.

June 4th 2009: My husband surprised me with a stick of sugar cane this evening and I had him cut off the hard outside skin and cut up the inside into small pieces. I can not cut up the cane myself plus I like how he cuts it up into nice small pieces specially for me! The Cane Bites were great they had an abundance of sweet juice. I chew each piece to release all its juices then I spit out the dry husk.