Molasses (Noun)
Meaning
Thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The smell of molasses wafted through the air as we walked past the old sugar refinery.
- Molasses is a thick, dark liquid that results from boiling down the juice of the sugar cane.
- The recipe called for a quarter cup of molasses to give the gingerbread cookies their distinctive flavor.
- During the refining process, molasses is separated from the crystallized sugar and sold separately.
- In some countries, molasses is still used as a natural sweetener and ingredient in traditional cooking.