In a message dated 12/21/00 9:47:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Tollhase1 at aol.com writes:
<< Ok folks, I need help.  What is it?
 We are making a steamed pudding for Christmas and this is one of the 
 ingredients.  I was thinking it was like a molasses.
  >>
    Yeps...treacle is an older term for molasses.
        Siobhan