SC - Treacle Pie
DeeWolff at aol.com
DeeWolff at aol.com
Thu Mar 2 10:31:00 PST 2000
Treacle: an English term for Molasses
"In Britain, on the other hand, tea drinking spread. and with it sugar
consumption. In 1720 sugar consumption was 8lb a head, but had shot up to
12lb by the 1770's.As trade with the West Indies developed , so sugar ceased
to be a luxury,although many of the poor could still not afford it. Ordinary
white sugar candy cost about 61/2d a lb with refined varieties about 2d a lb
dearer. Treacle, the residue from refining sugar, was much more popular with
the poorer classes in the North and used to sweeten cakes and biscuits and to
add to porridge."
The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking & Eating, Sara Paston-Williams, The
National Trust, London, 1993.
I could not find any period sources for treacle.......
Andrea MacIntyre
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