Make this healthy and affordable gem your sweetener of choice
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you want to eat something that's sweet and tasty and actually
good for your health? Then try molasses. Don't let the
derogatory term "slow as molasses" prevent you from adding this
staple food into your meals. Molasses is similar to the
sweetener sorghum but is thicker and more viscous, thus it's
"slowness". It costs approximately $3.50 for one 32-ounce jar,
and one jar will last a very long time as you add spoonfuls to
your food; it is a cheaper alternative sweetener than honey. And
few people are allergic to molasses.  A by-product of sugar cane
or sugar beet processing, molasses comes in three different
grades, dependant on the number of times it's boiled. Choose
unsulfured blackstrap molasses. It is the grade that comes from
the third boiling, is the least sweet o