molasses
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They slurped the cafe’s signature lavashak smoothie — a tart mixture including peaches, various berries and pomegranate molasses — and munched on slow-cooked lamb over nachos with melty Armenian string cheese.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
MicroHarvest uses byproducts of the sugar industry, such as molasses, which isn't typically eaten in Germany.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
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
Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025
I didn’t remember falling asleep, but once I did it was sleep like molasses, heavy and dark, until I was wakened by a screaming sound.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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