What's the Difference Between Sorghum Syrup and Molasses?

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I discuss the differences between sorghum syrup and molasses in some detail. Most of my life I called the sorghum syrup we made "molasses" but by the strictest definition it isn't. The standard answer where "molasses is a byproduct of sugar manufacture" doesn't do it for me.

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@stevemeltoncowboypoetry5660 8 ай бұрын

Finally, someone has described the exact name and nature of all this. Thank you for doing this and setting the record strike.

@starship3095 11 ай бұрын

Man it's dy no mite on a hot buttered biscuit!!!

@jeffplumblee6376 11 ай бұрын

The only way I eat it. The best way for me.

@williamjenkins9 10 ай бұрын

I actually like the flavor of molasses

@peetsnort 11 ай бұрын

When I was a kid we used to go to my grandfather's stables and get the carrots meant for the horses and dip them in molasses and eat them ourselves

@jeffplumblee6376 11 ай бұрын

That sounds like something I want to try. Maybe just once. Whose idea was it to start doing that?

@cristinahuffman5476 9 ай бұрын

Learned a lot! Thank you!

@lawrencebecht660 11 ай бұрын

Blackstrap molasses gives depth to your color and taste of cooking

@garymiller1910 11 ай бұрын

My brother and I were talking about this the other day!

@baneverything5580 8 ай бұрын

I love blackstrap molasses with biscuits.

@bkj2508 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@brandykenoly6532 9 ай бұрын

Thanks sir

@wrenndowney 9 күн бұрын

Organic blackstrap molasses is full of vitamins and minerals. It’s heart healthy. Research it, you’ll see. I love the Sorghum! YumO

@littlehuey5679 10 ай бұрын

I use the black strap molasses in my coffee instead of sugar !

@jeffplumblee6376 10 ай бұрын

That's a great use for it. It adds a really complex flavor but it can overpower that flavor of the coffee

@ericjohnson829 6 ай бұрын

I can't completely agree with this unless the molasses I have here is mislabeled. I currently have some McCutcheon's unsulphured Blackstrap Molasses, it's a bit thinner than the thicker variety I had when I was younger. I grew up eating the really dark, black colored molasses with my grand father with butter mixed in it for dipping biscuits. I have some black strap in my cabinet now and it's really strong flavored by still very sweet, i can put a spoon in it and eat it straight. Tastes good to me!

@jeffplumblee6376 6 ай бұрын

Everyone has different tastes. Maybe I was a little too hard on molasses. A lot of people seem to be mad with me about that. You should try sorghum syrup, it might taste even better to you. I haven't tried any sugar cane molasses that tasted as good to me as sorghum, but then again I have had some sorghum that I didn't like either.

@dominickpalmer9415 7 ай бұрын

In the army, they say. You move slower than molasses on the polar ice caps.

@jamestboehm6450 10 ай бұрын

Sorghum syrup in a corn bread mix makes it moister and taste a whole lot better.

@jeffplumblee6376 10 ай бұрын

And here I was pouring sorghum over cornbread after I cooked it.

@jamestboehm6450 10 ай бұрын

@@jeffplumblee6376 both ways work, I did it once and found it works for me and never looked back. I hate dry cornbread unless it is going in a bowl of chili.

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

molasses does too taste good! Ok. An acquired flavor. Sure. But it is only a bit of bitterness amidst all the sweetness. Extremely easy to get used to. Especially when putting on fresh baked southern style biscuits, with butter! Especially on toasty toast toasted! With butter! I use it in place of maple syrup and honey. Just like the ancient American colonists did. Because it is cheap. And actually yes you completely incorrect. You ARE supposed to eat black strap molasses raw, if you want to. It purely personal preference. Also, finally, you did not even upload the entire video? The video cut out at 5 minutes? While I was typing this? You might be a low subscriber channel but surely it is not too difficult to upload an entire video? Anyways, whatevs. Blackstrap molasses! Fantastic bitter sweetness for toast and butter and biscuits and butter! For breakfast! With eggs and applewood bacon!

@jeffplumblee6376 8 ай бұрын

I did accidentally cut the video off early. The KZfaq editor isn't precise enough, especially on my phone. The point I was trying to make is that if you tried molasses, like I have, and didn't like it because of the bitterness or flavor, don't be scared to try sorghum syrup, because it tastes different and probably better. Thanks for watching the video, I hope you have a great day.

@cafemolido5459 8 ай бұрын

Glycemic index of sorghum very high?

@jeffplumblee6376 8 ай бұрын

The sorghum syrup is around 80% sugar. Grain sorghum is completely different though; I'm not very knowledgeable about that.

@cafemolido5459 8 ай бұрын

@@jeffplumblee6376 Well, I just know that I like it

@cynthiahughesmurdock8199 Жыл бұрын

When I was a child I was given sulfur and blacksrap molasses for iron deficiency and spring fever!😊 As a 35 year old I used the same recipe(mind over matter I think) it was amazing! Now that I'm 65 yrs old I can't find black strap molasses anywhere!

@jeffplumblee6376 11 ай бұрын

You do have to look in some out of the way places. Ordinary grocery stores probably won't have it. I'm always on the lookout wherever I go.

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

“grandma’s brand” molasses with the yellow label is in ALL major grocery stores in the USA, readily available. What in the world are you talking about?!?!😂 Also, you typed this comment on a smart phone app! On the internet! Ever heard of ummmmmmmmm Amazon! All the things available at your fongertips! For purchase! At a moment’s notice! Sir I assure you, molasses jars ARE NOT hard to find, in America, in any grocery store or on the internet. I say this to you, sir, respectfully, sir, as a millennial who is half your age and who buys molasses every single month at my local grocery because I just love molasses in general. I use it as my primary sweetener for most everything. Therefore to summarize, you are completely incorrect, molasses jars are not hard to find, at all, in America, ESPECIALLY given that, we can order literally everything on the internet, just as I can comment at you, right here and now, on some random youtube channel.

@jeffplumblee6376 10 ай бұрын

@@nozrep 1) I don't think Grandma's molasses is very good. 2) If you're half my age you're not a millennial. 3) Sorry to hear that you disagree with me, but thanks for watching and i hope you have a great day.

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

@@jeffplumblee6376cool!😅

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

@@jeffplumblee6376 and also I am a “millennial”. Born ‘85. They called us Gen Y and “bridgers” before the millennial moniker took hold in 2009. Bridgers because we “bridged” the millennium. That is to say, we were in our “coming of age” years in the yearrrrrrrr 2000.

@DonWarfield 8 ай бұрын

Sorghum syrup is an intentionally made sweetener. Molasses is an industrial by-product.

@jeffplumblee6376 8 ай бұрын

While you're right, I never felt like that explanation really answered the question adequately. When sweet sorghum varieties were first imported from Africa, people hoped it could be a domestic source of refined sugar to reduce reliance on cane sugar from the tropics. That didn't work out because sucrose crystals aren't easily extracted from sorghum juice, but they made the best of the situation.

@dorothyhoward1274 Жыл бұрын

Sorghum molasses is delicious. Not blackstrap molasses. We made sorghum every year when I was a child. The syrupy sorghum isn't good at all.

@jeffplumblee6376 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I understand your comment.

@stevemeltoncowboypoetry5660 11 ай бұрын

You are exactly right. Thank you for spreading the word between Sugar cane syrup, Sorghum, Syrup, and molasses. You are one and 1000 to understand this. Keep up the good work.

@fwood1231 7 ай бұрын

Blackstrap Molasses is my favorite.

@jeffplumblee6376 7 ай бұрын

All the blackstrap I've had has been very harsh. I think sweet sorghum tastes much better. But maybe that's just a small sample size problem.

@fwood1231 7 ай бұрын

Might be an acquired taste thing. We had both sorghum and molasses when I was growing up. They’re both good. I just prefer the twang (for lack of a better description) of the blackjack. I like sorghum too and real maple syrup too. With mashed up butter, biscuits or cornbread they’re all delicious.

@bonniem.pederson7105 10 ай бұрын

It's the flavor or was Thekla or of Crackerjacks👍

@bonniem.pederson7105 10 ай бұрын

The flavor of the cracker Jacks that came with a small prize inside the box.

@mpetersen6 11 ай бұрын

Theres this stuff called Maple Syrup. 😉

@jeffplumblee6376 11 ай бұрын

Sure, but that's not really my area. I don't process tree blood.

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

@@jeffplumblee6376 molasses comes from plant blood too, sir. You know, how like, sugar and molasses come from the sap of sugar cane, a plant not a tree, but the sap of a plant nonetheless😅. Cute statement though!

@nozrep 10 ай бұрын

also maple syrup is amazing and delicious but it is like, thrice the price of a jar of molasses in my region of USA. And I am on a budget. Especially with all this annoying hyperinflation going on. So I stick with molasses. And have eaten it, and syrup, and honey, since I was a child.

@jeffplumblee6376 10 ай бұрын

I hope you're at least enjoying the videos. I should be cooking again at the end of September or beginning of October.

@lademoiselleketoret6958 8 ай бұрын

Blackstrap is beneficial for women who are anemic. It is very high in iron. I take a tablespoon in orange juice. 🤣

@banzaitnt 7 ай бұрын

Sucrose = fructose +glucose

@jeffplumblee6376 6 ай бұрын

True. Glucose and fructose also exist separately. Per wikipedia: "Boiling the sugar syrup a third time yields dark, viscous blackstrap molasses ('C' Molasses), known for its robust flavour. During this process, the majority of sucrose from the original juice is crystallized and removed."

@petelieske517 5 ай бұрын

Can I please have the 5 minutes and 10 seconds of my life back having wasted it watching this shat video. OMG please don't put it in there. I'll be a good boy no matter what.