SC - molasses
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LrdRas at aol.com
Mon Apr 3 21:25:01 PDT 2000
In a message dated 4/3/00 9:58:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cjvt at hotmail.com
writes:
<< So what is golden syrup? >>
Treacle is 'golden syrup.' The use of 'molasses' as a synonym for treacle
appears to be uniquely British. See below from Meriam-Webster:
trea*cle (noun)
[Middle English triacle, from Middle French, from Latin theriaca, from Greek
theriake antidote against a poisonous bite, from feminine of theriakos of a
wild animal, from therion wild animal, diminutive of ther wild animal -- more
at FIERCE]
First appeared 14th Century
1 : a medicinal compound formerly in wide use as a remedy against poison
2 chiefly British a: MOLASSES
b : a blend of molasses, invert sugar, and corn syrup used as syrup at the
table -- called also golden syrup
3 : something (as a tone of voice) heavily sweet and cloying
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