molasses
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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
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
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
A low-viscosity fluid flows fast like water, while a viscous fluid acts more like molasses.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
The molasses was up to her chin now.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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