Blackstrap Molasses: Black Treacle - Health with Homeopathy in ...

Blackstrap Molasses = Treacle
Treacle was still used as a pharmaceutical as late as the 18th century, when
one recipe for Venice treacle had over 70 ingredients, including dried
vipers, roses, licorice, spikenard, myrrh, horehound, pepper, valerian,
gentian, St. John's wort, and gerimander.
With such a large number of sometimes-noxious ingredients, treacle was
obviously not palatable on its own, and for this reason, it was flavored using
honey or other sweet ingredients.
By the end of the 17th century, the syrup made in sugar refining became a
popular option, and this syrup came to be known on its own as treacle.