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

As a child, I loved eating ribs doused in sweet tangy KC BBQ sauce made with molasses, acidic vinegar and spicy chili powder alongside my cousins.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Hardly a week goes by without using saffron, turmeric, pomegranate molasses, tamarind, cinnamon, or sumac in my cooking.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024

Or they may appear as other food ingredients, such as molasses, honey, jam, concentrated juice or syrup.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

The wagon bobbed and wove in the churning molasses.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis