Treacle (/ˈtriːkəl/)[1] is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar.[2][3] The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle, similar to molasses. Black treacle has a distinctively strong, slightly bitter flavour, and a richer colour than golden syrup.[4] Golden syrup treacle is a common sweetener and condiment in British cuisine, found in such dishes as treacle tart and treacle sponge pudding.
Historically, the Middle English term treacle was used by herbalists and apothecaries to describe a medicine (also called theriac or theriaca), composed of many ingredients, that was used as an antidote for poisons, snakebites, and various other ailments.[3]Triacle comes from the Old Frenchtriacle, in turn from (unattested and reconstructed) Vulgar Latin*triacula, which comes from Latintheriaca,[5] the latinisation of the Greekθηριακή (thēriakē), the feminine of θηριακός (thēriakos), 'concerning venomous beasts',[6] which comes from θηρίον (thērion), 'wild animal, beast'.[7][8]
Production
Treacle is made from the syrup that remains after sugar is refined. Raw sugars are first treated in a process called affination. When dissolved, the resulting liquor contains the minimum of dissolved non-sugars to be removed by treatment with activated carbon or bone char. The dark-coloured washings[clarification needed] are treated separately, without carbon or bone char. They are boiled to grain (i.e. until sugar crystals precipitate out) in a vacuum pan, forming a low-grade massecuite (boiled mass) which is centrifuged, yielding a brown sugar and a liquid by-product—treacle.[9] Black treacle naturally contains relatively high levels of sulphite (>100ppm, expressed in sulphur dioxide equivalent). These levels are deemed safe for the majority of the population, but some allergic and respiratory reactions have been reported particularly amongst asthmatics, so that the United States Food and Drug Administration requires that levels over 10ppm, i.e. >10mg/kg, be declared on the ingredients label.[10]
In culture
A traditional Cornish fisherman's celebratory drink is "Mahogany", made from two parts local gin—now usually Plymouth Gin—mixed with one part black treacle.[11][12][13]
In chapter 7 of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Dormouse tells the story of Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie, who live at the bottom of a well. This confuses Alice, who interrupts to ask what they ate for sustenance. "The Dormouse again took a minute or two to think about it, and then said, 'It was a treacle-well.'" This is an allusion to the so-called "treacle well", the curative St Margaret's Well at Binsey, Oxfordshire.[14]
^Bindu Nair and Amy R. Elmore, Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Sulfite, Potassium Sulfite, Ammonium Sulfite, Sodium Bisulfite, Ammonium Bisulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite and Potassium Metabisulfite, International Journal of Toxicology 22(Suppl. 2):63–88, 2003, page 67, [1] 2022-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
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^p14, Oxford in English literature: the making, and undoing, of "the English Athens" (1998), John Dougill, University of Michigan Press, ISBN0-472-10784-4.
Bibliography
Heriot, Thomas Hawkins Percy (1920). The manufacture of sugar from the cane and beet. London: Longmans, Green and co.
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January 21, 2023
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Treacle ˈ t r iː k el 1 is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar 2 3 The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup a pale variety and a darker variety known as black treacle similar to molasses Black treacle has a distinctively strong slightly bitter flavour and a richer colour than golden syrup 4 Golden syrup treacle is a common sweetener and condiment in British cuisine found in such dishes as treacle tart and treacle sponge pudding Treacle in a bowl Contents 1 Etymology 2 Production 3 In culture 4 See also 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksEtymology EditHistorically the Middle English term treacle was used by herbalists and apothecaries to describe a medicine also called theriac or theriaca composed of many ingredients that was used as an antidote for poisons snakebites and various other ailments 3 Triacle comes from the Old French triacle in turn from unattested and reconstructed Vulgar Latin triacula which comes from Latin theriaca 5 the latinisation of the Greek 8hriakh theriake the feminine of 8hriakos theriakos concerning venomous beasts 6 which comes from 8hrion therion wild animal beast 7 8 Production EditTreacle is made from the syrup that remains after sugar is refined Raw sugars are first treated in a process called affination When dissolved the resulting liquor contains the minimum of dissolved non sugars to be removed by treatment with activated carbon or bone char The dark coloured washings clarification needed are treated separately without carbon or bone char They are boiled to grain i e until sugar crystals precipitate out in a vacuum pan forming a low grade massecuite boiled mass which is centrifuged yielding a brown sugar and a liquid by product treacle 9 Black treacle naturally contains relatively high levels of sulphite gt 100ppm expressed in sulphur dioxide equivalent These levels are deemed safe for the majority of the population but some allergic and respiratory reactions have been reported particularly amongst asthmatics so that the United States Food and Drug Administration requires that levels over 10ppm i e gt 10mg kg be declared on the ingredients label 10 In culture EditA traditional Cornish fisherman s celebratory drink is Mahogany made from two parts local gin now usually Plymouth Gin mixed with one part black treacle 11 12 13 In chapter 7 of Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland the Dormouse tells the story of Elsie Lacie and Tillie who live at the bottom of a well This confuses Alice who interrupts to ask what they ate for sustenance The Dormouse again took a minute or two to think about it and then said It was a treacle well This is an allusion to the so called treacle well the curative St Margaret s Well at Binsey Oxfordshire 14 See also Edit Food portalCaramelisation List of syrups Treacle mining Treacle protein Treacle sponge pudding Venice treacle also known as Treacle of Andromachus see Theriac Theriaca Andromachi SeniorisReferences EditCitations Edit treacle n in the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Oxford University Press Treacle Origins and Uses at www recipes4us co uk Archived from the original on 2018 10 03 Retrieved 2008 03 31 a b Oxford Dictionary ISBN 978 1 85152 101 2 Definition of TREACLE www merriam webster com Archived from the original on 2010 04 10 Retrieved 2010 10 12 theriacus Archived 2020 02 03 at the Wayback Machine Charlton T Lewis Charles Short A Latin Dictionary on Perseus 8hriakos Archived 2020 11 25 at the Wayback Machine Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus 8hrion Archived 2021 04 28 at the Wayback Machine Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus Treacle Oxford Dictionaries Archived from the original on August 5 2015 Heriot p 392 Bindu Nair and Amy R Elmore Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Sulfite Potassium Sulfite Ammonium Sulfite Sodium Bisulfite Ammonium Bisulfite Sodium Metabisulfite and Potassium Metabisulfite International Journal of Toxicology 22 Suppl 2 63 88 2003 page 67 1 Archived 2022 05 17 at the Wayback Machine Mahogany Recipe from England Archived from the original on 2014 12 13 Retrieved 2014 12 13 Gin Brandy Beer and Treacle www theoldfoodie com Archived from the original on 2014 12 13 Retrieved 2014 12 13 Cornish Drinks Recipes Food from Cornwall Archived from the original on 2014 12 16 Retrieved 2014 12 13 p14 Oxford in English literature the making and undoing of the English Athens 1998 John Dougill University of Michigan Press ISBN 0 472 10784 4 Bibliography Edit Heriot Thomas Hawkins Percy 1920 The manufacture of sugar from the cane and beet London Longmans Green and co External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Treacle Treacle Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed 1911 Old Recipes4us page Treacle Origin CSR Sugar company of Australia Treacle Sugar Australia website refiner and marketer for CSR limited Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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