I was raised on Steens Cane Syrup. This not a routine LA thing?

It’s a Lafayette, Abbeville really, thing...your folks just had good taste.

My parents grew up in Morgan City and we always had a can/jar in our pantry in Texas but none of my friends liked it. My wife has family from Abbeville and can't stand it. The thought of my maw-maw's homemade biscuits fresh out of the oven with butter and steens wells up a tear or two...

Steens Cane Syrup and peanut butter sandwich was a snack when I was a kid.

A little too heavy for me except for biscuits and pecan pie. I have to cut it with a little Karo to use it on pancakes and waffles.

Steens in a little yellow metal can, with two triangle can opener holes poked into it: that’s a memory straight back to grandmère’s refrigerator. We used it growing up, but as kids preferred the sweeter, simpler taste of maple for most things. But you can’t make a gateau de sirop without cane syrup.....

Poiriers is tastier than Steen’s tho.

I like to clean and reuse the nice amber glass Steens bottles for cocktail ingredients like flavored syrups.

I grew up on it as well. Ascension Parish over here. I never realized it wasn't a normal thing until later in life either. I have a jar in the pantry at all times. Great with some sausage or boudin.

Market Basket in LC is where I would get it.

I grew up in Abbeville and I can remember the smell when they were making the syrup. Brings back some memories.

I never heard of Steens until I went to LSU and I am from New Orleans

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Great with some sausage or boudin.

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This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard.