
Molasses (a.k.a black treacle) is a flavoring or sweetener made by boiling sugar cane juice and extracting the sugar crystals. There are different varieties of molasses, the difference being how many times it has been reduced, method of extraction, and age. This gooey and thick natural sweetener gave rise to the phrase "as slow as molasses, because of its heavy, slow, and dense nature.
The production of molasses was developed in India around 500 BC. Arab invaders brought the product of Spain, and a century later, it came to the West Indie with Christopher Columbus. The British started sugar cane cultivation in Barbados in 1646 and traded it as a commodity by the end of the century.

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