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Molasses is an extremely nutritious by-product of the sugar refining process.
Sweet Molasses is useful as an alternative sweetener to refined cane sugar. Both
Blackstrap Molasses and Sweet Molasses are extremely rich sources of minerals
and vitamins. Those nutrients that are unharmed by heat are 30 times more
concentrated in molasses than in the original cane juice.
Properties:
¤ One tablespoon of Molasses contains more calcium than a glass of milk (+/- 100
milligrams)
¤ One tablespoon of Molasses contains more iron than nine eggs (+/- 3
milligrams)
¤ Blackstrap molasses contains more potassium than any food
¤ Molasses contains an excellent supply of B Vitamins
¤ It is a good source of natural sugars.
¤ It is an alkali-forming food, beneficial for maintaining a proper acid-alkali
balance in the body.
¤ Molasses is also rich in phosphoric acid. If this and potassium are deficient,
a general breakdown of the cells, especially of the nerves and brain, can occur.
(3)
¤ Molasses is also rich in copper, magnesium, chromium, manganese, molybdenum,
zinc, phosphorous, Pantothenic acid, vitamin E and Inositol. Refined sugar
contains none of these nutrients.
From a nutritional point of view, crude or black-strap molasses, which is only
mildly sweet and not too palatable, is preferable to sweet molasses.
See composition and nutritional analysis below:
Suggestion: The benefits of molasses can be greatly increased by combining it
with other foods that are rich in B Vitamins such as brewer's yeast and wheat
germ.
Uses:
If informed nutritionists had their way, a jar of sweet molasses would stand on
every table, to be used as a spread or sweetener.
¤ Energy Drink: Dissolve 1 tablespoon Sweet Molasses in 1 cup lukewarm water or
milk; children should use half this amount.
¤ Spread: Mix together equal parts molasses and natural honey.
¤ Baking: Molasses can be used as an ingredient in cakes, pies and cookies to
improve their nutritional value.
¤ To Relieve Mild Constipation: Take two teaspoons at bedtime.
¤ Nerve Tonic: Blend together 1 cup fresh milk, 1 Tbsp seedless raisins and 2
teaspoons blackstrap molasses. (3)
¤ Night Cap: Blend together 1 cup warm milk, 1 tsp honey, 2 tsp molasses, 1 tsp
brewer's yeast. Sip slowly just before bed time. (3)
Healing Benefits: The greatest advantage of molasses is its ability to
conveniently supplement the diet of the busy twenty-first-century citizen with
easily assimilated natural nutrients. Like most things natural, its effects are
slow but cumulative and, as such, it should be used regularly.
In his book about Molasses, the British nutritionist, Cyril Scott, describes his
own and other healer's successes in treating anemia, rheumatism, arthritis,
ulcers, colitis, varicose veins and benign tumors. Scott testifies to the
success of molasses in reversing hair graying and even in the external treatment
of wounds. Gaylord Hauser, the well-known nutritionist and author, particularly
praises molasses as a natural laxative. Because molasses is high in iron,
nutritionists often recommend it to pregnant and lactating women.
Molasses is one of the two natural foods which contain a special ingredient
(wulzen factor) that has been shown to prevent and cure wrist-stiffness,
muscular dystrophy and arthritis. (1)
Ulcers, dermatitis, hair damage, eczema, psoriasis, angina pectoris, and nervous
conditions may also respond to supplementing the diet with mineral-rich
molasses. (2)
Because of deficiencies in their traditional diet, black Africans are especially
benefited by the inclusion of molasses in the diet.
While molasses should never be used as a crutch, some of the deleterious effects
of cane sugar (which is sometimes unavoidable - especially when dining with
friends) may be partly overcome by taking molasses soon after eating refined
cane sugar. This provides the body with the nutritive elements that are lacking
in cane sugar and helps to ward off some of the negative effects of cane sugar.
Dosage: In general the recommended daily dosage is 1 tablespoon dissolved in
warm water or taken as is.
Cautions: Molasses should not be thought of as an all-purpose cure but as a
useful weapon in the healing armory. Like sugar, molasses can cause tooth decay,
so either clean your teeth or rinse your mouth thoroughly after use, especially
if you take it straight from a spoon.
References:
(1) Complete Nutrition, Dr Michael Sharon, p75-76
(2) Nutritional Almanac, Levonne Dunne, p.249
(3) Whole Energy, Caryl Vaughn-Scott, p.80

Epidemiological studies implicated high-saturated dietary fat and protein as a
risk factor for colon cancer and established that high fiber, high fruit and
vegetable content are protective [17,18]. The success of the dietary fiber
hypothesis [20,21] is particularly intriguing in light of the recognition that
the actual protective agent is not the fiber itself, but the cell wall
components, phenolic polysaccharides and polyphenols [22-27]. The protective
phenolic lignin and hemicellulose components are present in widely different
concentrations in the cell walls of various plants and are released by bacterial
enzymes in the human colon [23]. Such compounds have been isolated, e.g. from
rice bran and green tea, and their cancer protective effects demonstrated
[24,25,27]. Processed rice bran, however, had no such protective effect [28].
Many of these compounds have antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, anti-carcinogenic and
anti-inflammatory effects that may be responsible for their anticancer effects
[29].

A readily available source for such phenolic polysaccharides can be located in
the nutritional and medical practices of the 19th and early 20th centuries
[30,31]. Sugar cane molasses, a widely used nutrient, was served as a sweetener
instead of purified sugar, stirred into milk and eaten instead of jam or jelly.
It was also a popular medicinal agent:recent analyses demonstrated it to be a
rich source of micro- and macronutrients [32]. Blackstrap molasses, its most
concentrated form, was used for the therapy of a variety of diseases, including
cancer [31]. Anecdotal evidence suggests that cancer was very rare among sugar
cane plantation workers who were regularly consuming the raw brown sugar [33].
Blackstrap molasses is rich in a variety of essential minerals including iron,
zinc, selenium, magnesium and potassium as well as the majority of the vitamin B
complex [33], deficiencies of which confer a major cancer risk [34]. Molasses
also contains high concentrations of amino acids and linoleic acid [35], an
essential lipid that has a documented anti-tumor effect [36,37].

Cane molasses is fed widely to domestic animals [35]. A feeding study on the
phenolic carbohydrate compounds of cane molasses suggested that they are
beneficial to both ruminant and non-ruminant animals [38]. The feeding of 8%
sugar cane bagasse to broiler chicken demonstrated weight gain and carcass
quality as well as elevated immunoglobulin levels [39]. Recent data on cane
molasses appear to lend support to historical accounts concerning its
effectiveness as both preventative and a possible curative agent for some
cancer.





http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=305362

Hi Ya'll,

As usual not everything may be as it may first seem to be !

If, folks would consider even "ALL" the Differences in Mankind around the world,
then they would see that not everyone is the "Same" !

For we have White, Brown, Black, Yellow, Blue, etc Colored folks !

And Fat vs Skinny and Tall vs Short, etc !

Yet, Everyone of these is still called mankind!!!!!!!!!!!

So, "WHY" do some folks seem to think that "Molasses" is "ALL" the Same and
there is "NO" Difference between "Molasses"?

"WHY" do so many folks seem to "Lack" even a small amount of "Common Sense" when
it comes to considering that not all is as it may first seem to be?

For Molasses may cover a Great many Kinds of Molasses?

Example: Blackstrap Molasses vs Sorgum Molasses vs "ALL" the Different
Variations of Molasses in between these?

And then let us take Blackstrap Molasses?

Blackstrap Molasses may still be called Blackstrap Molasses, but there may be as
much Difference between it as to how many Different places it was grown and
under how many Different Environment conditions and fertilization programs it
was also grown under to Cause a "Great" Difference between the so-called
Blackstrap Molasses !

Yet, Blackstrap Molasses is made from Cane Sugars, which have been boiled down
to remove the white sugar, leaving the remaining Alkaline Minerals in the left
over sugars of the boil down !

So, Blackstrap Molasses is going to be as Different from one batch as another
determined by the way it was raised and what Alkaline Minerals it had or did not
contain, to how much it was boiled down !

So, folks who make Claims that "ALL" Molasses is Good or Bad, based upon their
own Limited knowledge, may just be Fooling themself?

Candida Suffers may find that taking just anykind of Molasses, which is of Poor
Quality, thus Lacking in the needed Alkaline Minerals may Cause their Candida to
Flare up and Cause themself problems !

For Candida is because of the Lymphatic Fluids becomming too Acidic !

And if one eats Poor Quality Molasses, which is Lacking in the needed Alkaline
Minerals to be able to overcome ones "own" Excess Acidity, then one may expect
to just Feed the problem of Candida and many other Sickness and Diseases !

Likewise, if they understood what I have just explained above, then they may
come to Learn that if they were able to find some Top Quality Blackstrap
Molasses, which was made from some Better Quality sugar cane, that then they may
get a Better supply of needed Alkaline Minerals with this kind of BSM and it
would Cause their pH to raise and help solve their Candida problems?

Of course when they are not able to find any Top Quality BSM, then the need to
increase the Quality of the BSM by the addition of more Lime water and A Top
Quality Kelp may be required to accomplish Healing?

And when it comes to Kelp, their are as many Different Varieties and Different
Mineral contents as there is Differences in Molasses !

But, of course when the person continues to eat "Junk" foods, "WHAT" else may
they expect , but "Junk" Results???????????????

As usual not everything may be as it may first seem to be !

And folks will continue to try to find Blame elsewhere, rather than admit their
own "Lack" of understanding and Poor Choices may be the Problem "ALL" along?

"WE" are what "WE" Eat !

Choose Life or Death this Day !

Smile Tis your choice.

MOLASSES CAKE

1/2 C. shortening
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. Molases
1egg
1 C.sour milk
2 1/2 C. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/3 t. cinnamon
1/3 t. ginger
1/3 t. cloves
Mix in order given
Bake in 9 x 13" pan at 350 for 30 min.

This is a very old recipe from my Grandmother. You can see by the use of
shortening and sour milk. You can use substitutions for these ingredients if you
wish. Black strap molasses from pure cane sugar
A thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane- Especially
during sugar refining
Consist of sucrose,water and inorganic components
Excellent source of minerals including
IRON, POTASSIUM, MAGNESIUM,
PHOSPEROUS, ZINC, CALCIUM Molasses Praline Bar
1/4 C. butter 1/2 t. salt
1/2 C. sugar 1 1/2 t. vanilla
1/4 C. Molasses 1 1/2 C. nuts
1 egg 3/4 C. flour
Melt butter in sauce pan, blend sugar and molasses. Add egg,salt,vanilla and
beat well.
Stir in nuts and flour. Pour into greased and floured 11 x 7" baking pan. Bake
350 for 30 min. Cool slightly and cut into bars.

Blackstrap Molasses from pure cain sugar contains high concentrates of C6 +
Sugar and other fermentable carbohydrates as well as significant concentrates of
"B" Vitamins, especially BIOTIN,Which enhances fermentation rates.
Molasses contains high carbon and nutirent content.

Taken every morning is said to ease and even eliminate pains in joints.
(add to coffe as a sweetner)


CARROT CAKE
3 C. flour 2/3 C. oil
3 t. baking soda 1 1/2 C. MOLASSES
2 t. cinnamon 3 eggs
1/2 t. salt 8 1/4 OZ. can Pineapple in
1/2 t. nutmeg heavy syrup,drained
2 C. shredded carrots 3/4 C. golden raisens
1 1/3 C. flaked cocnut 1/2 C. chopped Pecans
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
4 C. powdered sugar 2 T. SHEEP BUTTER
8 oz. Pkg.cream cheese 1 t. vanilla
( home made cream cheese from fresh sheep milk makes this a delight.)
Heat oven to 350 spray cake pan with PAM
(use 2 9x1 1/2 " round pans or 1 13 x 9" pan)
Dust pan with flour.In large bowl combine, all ingredients, except nuts and
raisins, at low speed until well blended. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour batter
into prepared pans. Bake for 35 to 45 min. Or until cake feels firm when touched
lightly. Cool 10 min and remove from pans If using round cake pans. Cool
completely. In large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients. beat until smooth.
SYRUP- for coughing,laryngitis, sore throat or tonsillitis.
1/2 C. peeled, finely minced cloves of garlic placed into a small stainless,
glass or enameled cooking pot. Add enough raw dark molasses to cover the garlic
and very slowly simmer on low until the garlic seems to have disapeared into the
syrup, about 20 min. Cover pot to lessen the evaporation of essential nutrients.
Stir frequently with wooden spoon. While simmering, syrup can be diluted with
distilled water if you wish. Strain( if you don't like garlic bits left in)
store in refrigerator. This syrup can be used frequently as you want. Taken as
needed or every hour in teaspoon doses for small children and tablespoon dosses
for teens andadults.

Good Recipes here to try For Us humans and below I have listed how I use
Molasses on our flock and the dangers to be aware of with our LAMBING SEASON
fast approaching. You can see how molasses can be safely used as a preventative
for some dangerous situations.



MASTITIS- KETOSIS-MILK FEVER
Hypocalocemia,(calcium deficiency, called Milk Fever)
Pregnancy Toxemia,( pregnancy disease,twin lamb disease, Ketosis)
Mastitis, (Bluebag) The use of Molasses for our 4 legged friends


MASTITS-Inflamation occurs when bacteria, viruses invade the Udder or Mammary
glands. If not diagnosed early and treated aggressively can result in permanent
damage to udder,decreased milk production and in severe cases, even death.
SYMPTOMS- The affected gland may look discolored and dark, swollen, hot. You may
notice flakes or strings on the strip cup screen,if you are milking you may even
see blood in the milk. With Acute Mastitis, Your ewe may seem reluctant to walk,
or may even hold one rear foot up as if she's lame and will not let her lamb
nurse. In the cronic form of Mastitis may not have a visible effect on the ewe
other then a "spoiled" bag.
(or the loss of that udder)
TREATMENT- If you suspect mastitis call your vet immediately. This will need to
be treated with intrammary infusions of antibiotics and injectible systemic
antibiotics. Apply hot packs twice a day to udder and massage with Pepperment
Oil.. This will help with circulation. If you can milk out this udder it will
need to be done at least 3 times a day. Catch this contaminated milk if you can
and dispose of it away from your flock because it will be full of bacteria.
There are many antibiotics on the market for this also.You may have seen these
medications in your farm store or catalog. "Today" is an antibiotic in a tube
used for lactating cows and they have one that is called "Tomorrow" This is used
for mastitis treatment during the dry period. You should consult your vet as
what to use but they are safe for sheep. These tubes are also great to keep on
hand for any kind of cut or topicle infection because it is an antibiotic.
Prevention- The best prevention is CLEANLINESS, Always offer a clean dry place
for your sheep to lay with fresh clean straw for bedding.
After I clean my lambing jugs I always splash a little bleach water around and
let dry thoroughly before I add new straw. Enviromental sanitation and stress
are thought to be likely causes of mastitis.
Stress to the udder can result from ewes lying on frozen ground which may cause
frostbite of the teats. Nursing lambs may transmit contagious (soremouth) to
teats and udders of their dams, causing secondary mastitis in the ewe. Weaning
lambs from ewes whose milk has not declined sufficiently also causes stress to
the udder which may result in mastitis after weaning.

MILK FEVER- ( blood calcium lost in calfing)
1) CALCIUM - need to replenish blood calcium that is lost in calving
2) ENERGY - animal looses energy and is week. They need an ENERGY BOOST
3) APPETITE - animal doesn't want to eat, They need B VITAMINS to stimulate the
appitite.
You can buy calcium gel. and many other products to maintain proper blood levels
of calcium for before and after calving. Molasses added to water 30 days prior
to calving?lambing can prevent milk fever.

HOME

Cows-Sheep-Goats
KETOSIS- (Niacin is needed to counteract Ketosis, which is also found in the B
Vitimins and stimulates appetite)
at risk are all first calf heifers, after freshening
Use on cows at first sign of Ketosis and on Overweight cows before freshening to
help counteract ketosis. Sheep at risk are older ewes carrying multiple lambs
and in extreamly thin or over weight ewes. Irregular feeding due to inclement
weather may contribute to an out break of pregnancy toxemia.
Occurs within the last few weeks of pregnancy.
Symptoms-Loss of appetite,twitching ears, spastic motions, inability to stand.
Labored breathing , coma and death can occur.
There are many oral suppliments you can purchase from farm stores and catalogs.
(to be administered at first sign of trouble) and also Ketosis Urine strips you
can test for ketosis in sheep and cows.
Since ketosis occurs within the last few weeks of pregnancy, I always start
adding Molasses 30 days prior to lambing. (1/3 Cup to 5 gal. bucket water)
You should always keep something like this on hand for when spring time babies
are arriving.
Whether it is the Nutri-Drench ketosis preventitives purchased form your farm
store, or the MOLASSES warm water mix.
Don't wait for a problem to arise, the preventatives are much easier than the
cure.


Smile Tis your choice.

Hi Ya'll,

Here is a link to Crosby's Molasses Company telling about all the good things they have found Molasses was Good for a person over many years:


http://www.molasses.ca/site/index.php?id=248

It has Refined Proccessed White sugar and Corn syrup and Artifical Sweetners "ALL" Beat when it come to Healing and health for our bodys !


Smile Tis your choice.

Black Strap Molasses

with Jane Wyman, Groucho Marx, and Jimmy Durante

Black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread

(Jane Wyman)
My grandpa's older than the old grey mare
He sits rocking in his rocking chair
But now he's got a smile that he can't lose
Grandma's sitting knitting baby shoes

From eating black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread

(Jimmy Durante)
I gave up cherry pie and t-bone steak
Chicken fricassee and ice cream cake
I don't need vitamins or pills at all
I even mix it with the Hadacol

I'm eating black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread

(Groucho Marx)
My nerves were jumpy and I'd walk the floor
I never got to sleep till after four
But since I'm eating right I feel okay
I'm sleeping every night and half the day

From eating black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread

(Danny Kaye)
Now I was thinner than a pencil line
Had no muscles and I had no spine
But now I'm friskier than a pup
All you have do is prop me up

Just feed me black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread

(JD) I know a fella who is ninety two
(JW) Doctors told the guy that he was through
(DK) But now that the doctor has been proven wrong
(GM) He got more hop in him than Hopalong

From eating black strap molasses and wheat germ bread
Makes you live so long you wish you were dead
Add some yogurt and you'll be well fed
With black strap molasses and the wheat germ bread