Guest guest Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Q. What is the difference between Mild, Full and Blackstrap varieties of Molasses? A. Molasses is made from pure sugar cane juice. After the cane is harvested and mashed the raw juices are boiled to extract the sugar. After the sugar is crystallized, the remaining boiled syrup is first molasses. It is light colored, mild and sweet because it retains some of the sugar. After the second boiling the molasses has a darker color, more pronounced flavor but a little less sweet. The third boiling produces blackstrap, which has a somewhat strong bitter flavor and much less sugar. Q. What is Unsulphured Molasses? A. Unsulphured molasses is the finest quality. It is made from the juice of sun ripened sugar cane and the juice is clarified and concentrated. Sulphured molasses is made from green sugar cane that has not matured long enough and is treated with sulphur fumes during the sugar extracting process. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.727-738-0554DocShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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