blackstrap

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In a message dated 12/7/01 10:09:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Gettingwell writes:

 

 

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Ron,

Thanks,I did your search on blackstrap. Lots of calcium and potassium. My

girlfriend suggested blackstrap, and shes from the old health school.

Blackstrap may be an old wives tale. There must be something that is high in

iron, besides cooking in an iron pot or scraping pipes. : )

I will definitely start a search as I want to get off the Drs pills, maybe

standard process has an iron supplement?

Terri

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In a message dated 01/8/12 9:03:49 PM, wayne writes:

 

<< Evening Desert Rat,

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Evening Desert Rat,

 

At 02:02 PM 12/08/2001 -0800, you wrote:

>What kind of plant exactly is a blackstrap molasses plant?

 

There must be several varieties of molasses plants. They all look a lot

alike,

and I think they are commonly called sugar cane in most places.

 

The blackstrap term is a descriptive term relative to the process, not

the name of the plant.

 

Different types exist such as fancy, lite, cooking, and at the bottom of

the list

is blackstrap.

 

Typically we feed this to cattle mixed in the feed. One blend that always

smells

good is called " sweet feed " .

 

Actually, the blackstrap is on the bottom of the list, the darkest, the

strongest tasting, and contains the most nutrition. It is likely the

cheapest, until it finds it way into the health food store, then it demands

a higher price.

 

I have purchased it at the feed mill in 5 and 25 gal containers but cannot

remember the price. Seems it was 5 to 8 dollars for 5 gallons.

 

I used to make a drink using soy powder, milk and blackstrap molasses. It

was a rich, smooth drink that would stick with you for a few hours.

 

Wayne

 

 

Wayne