Sweet Mist: What Child doesn't have pleasant memories of playing in the rain on a hot summer day? Debbie Steen has just such memories with a different twist. With Grinding Season in progress, Debbie found herself once again seeking out a perfect piece of cane to chew on. Knowing there would be only one place on the mill yard that she could find that piece of cane and get misted with water at the same time, she would take a designated path under the conveyors that carried the cut pieces of sugar cane into the mill. Here, as the first washing occurs, water is sprayed over the billets of cane and a mist was emitted providing cool comfort to Debbie as she stood underneath the conveyor. This ritual became so much fun that even as the weather turned cooler and the mist turned icy, the lure of a sweet piece of cane and the refreshing mist, still attracted her – creating memories of grinding season in Cajun country that will last a lifetime.