Thanks for your encouraging words! I’ve had lots of comments about molasses. Maybe it will make a comeback as the sweetener of choice. Did you see my molasses cookie recipe? It’s a little different because molasses is the only sweetener in it, and the oatmeal makes it lower glycemic. You can find it in the list of earlier posts on the right side of the blog page.

Great post, thanks! ) My Gram used to tell me how good molasses is for you, wayyy back when. I love it on oatmeal (the ‘real’ kind, not instant), and have used it in cookie recipes too.

Anna, thanks for reading and taking time to comment!

My family used molasses all the time when I was young. I remember it being on the table. When my father became diabetic, it disappeared from the table. I am going to try it. I am sensitive to most sweeteners and get headaches from using them. Thanks for referencing this for us.

Anna

Thanks for reading and commenting!

I am always looking for natural product that could be of benifits to my body,love the idea that it will stop graying hair will gave it a try.Thanks for your info

For lots of years it WAS the real thing. Only rich people had white, refined sugar. I could not find any side effects at all, except that it does have a slight laxative effect — which is why it was given as a “spring tonic.” Thanks for reading and commenting!

Thank you for this eye-opener. I love this alternative to sugar.
I feel this should actually be called the real thing-SUGAR not bye-product.
Doe it have any SIDE EFFECT?

I found organic unsulphured molasses at Wal-Mart, but had to get the blackstrap at our local health food store. If all else fails, I believe you can get it online.

You take it internally — whether in the drink recipe I posted or just in food as a sweetener. Let me know if it works for you! Thanks for reading and commenting.

Have you ever tried molasses pudding? It’s more like a cake but it’s real good!

your recipe didn’t state what to do with it.are you rinsing it in your hair or washing it with your shampoo? you only said you can also down 1tbsp. please specify. thank you.

I’m always willing to try something natural and nutritional. Espescially when it comes to gray hair and heart health. I have never heard of this before. Growing up with my grandmother she always used some type of mollases. No wonder she was always so healthy.Lived to a very old age. I’m going to try this recipe. Where would I find Blackstrap mollases?

Thanks for the encouragement!

I found this on another blog: “In any recipe that would otherwise call for sugar as a sweetener, you can use 1 1/3 cups molasses for every 1 cup of sugar replaced. In addition, given the acidity of molasses, a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda should be added for each cup of molasses used. You’ll also want to reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe by 5 tablespoons.” Hope that helps.

It’s harder to find than it used to be, but you can still get it. Thanks for commenting.

I found Grandma’s natural molasses at Wal-mart but had to go to the local health food store to get blackstrap.

Well, you are right in style! I assume you ARE kidding – right?

My grandma used to call that mixture “wagon dope.” I enjoyed wagon dope on biscuits, too! Thanks for commenting.

I did not know that you can buy Mollasses today. My parents used to put it on the table every meal and we ate it on biscuits or toast plain or mixed with peanut butter. I am glad to know it is still around.

I’m interested in knowing what the ratio is for substituting molasses for sugar. Is it one to one?

Where can we buy black strap molasses or any molasses per se?

I tried your recipe and my hair turned green

Thanks Fore The Info On BlackStrap Susan, God Bless You : ) Cheers, Sean Prescott

Great informative post. Will check it out.

I have consumed molasses for over 60 years and have enjoyed the sweetness on everything from in my coffee to pancakes, but my favorite way to enjoy it best is to pour some in a bowl with melted butter or margarine stir until a buttery color and mix in hot busicuts for a treat from heaven!

Interesting! I agree that good molasses is hard to find. I read that blackstrap molasses is the best and cleanest kind, since it is cooked down a third time. I couldn’t find any, though. One thing for sure — high fructose corn syrup doesn’t “purify” or do anything else good for our blood! Thanks for reading and for taking time to comment.

When young (I’m 74 now), molasses were used for the spring “blood purifier.” It worked, IMO.

The problem now is finding good molasses. It seems few people know just how much to cook it–either insufficiently, or giving it a burned taste.

We use honey fairly effectively, with the added benefit of fewer allergies when using locally produced honey.

Of course, the “purifying” benefit, and needed minerals are not in the honey as in the molasses.

Sounds good! Thanks for the comment.

My son uses molasses in the barbecue sauce he makes. I used to make my own baked beans years ago and used it in that in place of brown sugar.

I hope it helps! Thanks for the comment.

Susan, the iron content was a shock to me. I struggle with my iron levels because I’m not a big red meat eater and I love green veggies, but don’t eat them regularly enough to keep my levels up. My dad & grandpa grew up eating molasses smothered biscuits, I don’t mind the taste, but will try to add this to my diet to help with iron. Thanks!