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'Sweet' Jamaica: Sugar Culture and the Cost of Change
A variety of suck-suck Growing up in Jamaica in the 1980s and 1990s, a favourite treat among kids was what we called ‘suck-suck’. This is a popular, nostalgic homemade frozen treat made by pouring a mixture of water, flavoured syrup, and ginger-lime juice into small plastic bags, which are then tied and frozen. Suck-suck was the homemade version of similar frozen beverages we would buy on the street like kisko pop, "bag juice" or "sky juice". These inexpensive treats are enjo
suzettecampbell
Feb 236 min read
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