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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