blackstrap

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Definition of blackstrap

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.

“Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper.”

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.

“Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper.”
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.

“No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.”
(obsolete, slang, uncountable, usually)Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.

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From black + strap? Possible connection with Dutch stroop (“syrup”).

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