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Meanings of molasses in English

Russian
меласса
Portuguese
melaço
Spanish
melaza
Catalan
melassa
Wikidata

Viscous by-product of the refining of sugarcane, grapes, or sugar beets into sugar, often used in cookie baking.

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          меласса

          A thick brownish syrup produced in the refining of raw sugar.

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                Examples for "treacle"
                Examples for "treacle"
                1
                Also the treacle casks in all the three houses are nearly empty.
                A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
                2
                Both are made with golden syrup, a very light form of treacle.
                The Irish Times
                3
                First up is that treacle tart: the one that started it all.
                The Guardian
                4
                The result could easily have been pure treacle or just very tacky.
                Reuters
                5
                A place for Andrews Liver Salts a treacle tin for rusty nails.
                The Irish Times
                Usage of molasses in English
                1
                Try the maple syrup method or the brown sugar and molasses method.
                Wired
                2
                The Lord Ruler pulled his hand out, however, trailing light like molasses.
                Arcanum Unbounded
                3
                Mix the flour, stir in the molasses, then the milk and soda.
                My Pet Recipes, Tried and True / Contributed by the Ladies and F...
                4
                She just didn't speak up; with her it was mostly glottal molasses.
                Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
                5
                Turn them loose in the kitchen and let them make molasses taffy.
                Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                6
                Heat the molasses, pour it over the shortening, and add the milk.
                Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
                7
                Sift the dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk and molasses.
                Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
                8
                Then add the bran, the milk, the molasses, and the well-beaten egg.
                Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 1: Essentials of Co...
                9
                Lead arsenate, three-fourths ounce; New Orleans molasses, one-half pint; water, one gallon.
                Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
                10
                Matson ships molasses from Hawaii to the mainland about once a week.
                The Guardian
                11
                Something sort of smooth and glistening; like black, oily molasses slipping over.
                The Thing from the Lake
                12
                Yes, I did, and I have the money to buy the molasses.
                Poor and Proud; Or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn: A Story for Yo...
                13
                Mix milk, molasses, suet, and spice; add flour, and then the fruit.
                The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking / Adapted to Domesti...
                14
                The rice being cooked, some molasses were produced and mixed with it.
                Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission of the Church Missiona...
                15
                Put the molasses into a small clean tub or a large pan.
                Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
                16
                Just three lines back, three soldiers came in to ask for molasses.
                A Confederate Girl's Diary
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