[Musicians at the Stir-off]
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Narrative by Junebug Clark in the summer of 2014
Stir-off Time, the harvesting of sorghum and the process of extracting out its juices and boiling it down into molasses was a day and night process that brought families, neighbors and friends together for this last social event in the Fall season.
Besides sharing in the labor they also shared in fun and dance as local musicians came to play as did many of the single folk used this as an opportunity to meet and court.
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Date:
194X
Creator:
Clark, Joe
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