SC - treacle

[Christina van Tets]

Hello!

I wrote:
>
><< So what is golden syrup? >>
>

and then Ras wrote:
>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
>

But in Australia treacle is a good deal darker than golden syrup, and the 
two are _not- used interchangeably, at least in _my_ Mum's kitchen.

And I've never heard a non-American use the word molasses...

Cairistiona
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