: a thick dark molasses obtained from successive processing of raw sugar
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCoffee and milk chocolate lead the way, joined by complex layers of bourbon, vanilla, licorice, blackstrap molasses and old wood.Star Tribune, 16 Dec. 2020 Dear Heloise: Is blackstrap molasses and regular molasses one and the same? Heloise, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2020 Due to its assertive flavor, blackstrap molasses is not recommended for most recipes. Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2020 None of the products contain ingredients used for flavoring or coloring, including the distillery's Baxter's Rum — made with blackstrap molasses and natural sugarcane. Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2018 Take it [Big] Easy No place knows delicious home cooking like New Orleans, as evidenced by thisdown-home blackstrap molasses-pecan pie. Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 27 Nov. 2013
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Etymology
blackstrap cheap wine, mixture of rum and molasses