This mill was photographed in a restaurant in Havana by a friend of Valerie
Rilkoff of Danville, WA., who sent it to me.
GUARAPO MILLS
These mills are used to
squeeze the juice out of sugar cane, primarily in
countries that raise a lot of sugar cane.
The juice is served cold and is a
very popular form of refreshment. If you
have pictures or more information
about these mills, please contact me at: christison@coastalnet.com
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This mill was photographed in a restaurant
in Havana by a friend of Valerie
Rilkoff of Danville, WA., who sent it to
me.
This mill was photographed in Brazil by
Bill Outlaw of Tallahassee FL.
Here is Bill's description
"Located at a
fruteira ( Portugese for "fruit stand") in SC,
Brazil, where
garapa (Portugese for "cane juice") is served as a cold
refreshing beverage
with/without lemon juice. Overall, my impression is that
garapa is sold
with the same frequency and at the same type of locations as soft-serve
ice
cream or snow cones are in the U.S."
This picture was submitted by Xavier
Cevallos of Ecuador This was taken
in a restaurant in Havana. Xavier is
actively involved in the sugar industry
in Ecuador.