molasses
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Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025
As a child, I loved eating ribs doused in sweet tangy KC BBQ sauce made with molasses, acidic vinegar and spicy chile powder alongside my cousins.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
Or they may appear as other food ingredients, such as molasses, honey, jam, concentrated juice or syrup.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024
During the time before the Revolution, the American colonies received molasses, which was produced in the Caribbean islands, and then distilled it into rum.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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