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Making molasses

I'm reading Thoreau's Walden and noted he was able to make molasses out of both pumpkins and beets. I've never heard of anyone making it before... anybody tried it? Do you suppose it's just a matter of cooking up a sort of jam then reducing it to a sticky mess?
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Re: Making molasses

Can't help here. I thought molasses was made from cane sugar, I'm not sure if treacle is the same?
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Re: Making molasses

You can make molasses from sugar beet, but it is different from cane molasses. Not as nice, basically
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Re: Making molasses

Originally Posted by Annie Jack ->
I'm reading Thoreau's Walden and noted he was able to make molasses out of both pumpkins and beets. I've never heard of anyone making it before... anybody tried it? Do you suppose it's just a matter of cooking up a sort of jam then reducing it to a sticky mess?
Don't like the sound of that Sue
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Re: Making molasses

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Don't like the sound of that Sue
Oh come on, the pumpkin one is intriguing!
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Re: Making molasses

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Oh come on, the pumpkin one is intriguing!
I don't like pumpkin yuk tasteless mush like marrow...
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Re: Making molasses

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I don't like pumpkin yuk tasteless mush like marrow...
It has to have spice of course: cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves!
 

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