Lyle's Black Treacle 454g

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The day that the King went to the laboratory at Versailles, to see the drugs that were made use of in the composition of (Venice) treacle, M. Pier, his chief apothecary made this speech to him:

In bed with Jane. Blog entry, 13 January 2009. http://www.calamityshazaaminthekitchen.com/2009/01/in-bed-with-jane.html

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/160° Fan, 350°F, Gas 4 while you sift the flour, spices, bicarbonate of soda and salt together in a bowl. Add the stem ginger and toss to coat. In fact, it is made from sugar cane molasses that is refined a bit further, until it has a slightly more burnt, bitter taste than does molasses. Pour into a 900g (2lb) loaf tin (lined, or greased and the base lined with parchment). Bake on the middle shelf for 30 minutes, then cover with a sheet of foil to stop it from over-browning and cook for a further 30 minutes. The gingerbread is ready when well risen, it feels springy and when a fine skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

What did they live on?’ said Alice, who always took a great interest in questions of eating and drinking. Hughes JT. St Margaret’s well at Binsey near Oxford: the treacle well of Alice in Wonderland. Pharm Hist (Lond). 2004;34(4):54-58. By 1725, as seen in the History section above, treacle was being commonly used to refer to the sugar syrup. Perhaps this is the reason why, in 1728, a writer, writing about treacle the medicinal compound, made sure to distinguish it as Venice treacle: Let me know in the comments if you make any of these recipes and how they turn out! More ideas for leftovers...

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Treacle’s colour and flavour make it suitable for baking applications and for the production of certain confectionery items.” [6] Liquid Sugars. Sugar Australia. Accessed August 2020 at https://www.sugaraustralia.com.au/sugar-australia/products/industrial-products/liquid-sugars/ Once upon a time there were three little sisters’, the Dormouse began in a great hurry; ‘ and their names were Elsie, Lacie and Tillie; and they lived at the bottom of a well. Add in the next round of sugar (500 g/1.1 lb), as well as the cup of boiling water. Fizzing and bubbling may occur. Dark sugars also may solidify. It’s interesting to ponder whether the exploding issue might be related to the Lyle’s brand being sold in tins. W hile the Lyle’s brand is shipped in tins, the CSR brand is shipped in a plastic bottle, with a screw-on plastic cap. This might make the CSR brand more likely to let off any pressure building up in storage gradually. Heating tins of treacle Throughout the 1700s, in English newspapers it appeared to be increasingly common that when the medicinal treacle was meant, it was referred to as “Venice treacle” (or one of the other qualifiers mentioned earlier), while when just “treacle” was said, the sugar syrup was meant. Sources