What did we use to make straws before plastic?
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my grandpas aunt owned a small store when he was a kid, so he drank sodas all the time. he says he doesnt remember using straws. r they a recent invention? or did he just happen to not have them in his hick town? lol
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Answer:
glass maybe?
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I think they were made out of paper. Like pixie stix.
BabyCakes
paper, like a thick cardboard. there was some type of wax on it so it didn't turn mushy. here is the history of it: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blstraws.htm
DoreensKitchen
they didn't. bamboo could have been used in some places like they used for blow guns, but not in America. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blstraws.htm
Miniver
paper product
Kym the man
Paper back in the day.
DEADGIVEAWAY
... paper type straws ...
suzann
waxed paper straws were the norm way before any of you were born
Old Geezer
Paper straws were the first ones*
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