It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within seconds.

Eco-friendly alternatives such as beet juice, molasses, cheese brine and even pickle brine are being used to decrease the ...

What do gingerbread, ginger snaps and baked beans have in common? (Nope, this isn’t the start of a bad joke.) Molasses. The sticky-sweet brown syrup is something of a kitchen hero: It makes cookies ...

Over 106 years ago, Boston's North End faced one of the most bizarre and tragic disasters in history. On January 15, 1919, a storage tank holding 2.3 million US gallons of molasses suddenly burst, ...

Blackstrap molasses is a byproduct of sugar production. It contains sugar but also beneficial nutrients, including iron. Sugar production starts with boiling sugarcane juice to crystallize the sugar, ...

Salt is commonly used to treat roads for snow and ice—but sometimes, you need sugar.

How these two differ in flavor, color, and baking results.

In the days leading up to the 2026 Lunar New Year, the sugarcane syrup factories in Lam Thanh village (Kim Tan commune, Thanh ...