The Great Molasses Flood & Boston Brown Bread

 

  

 

 

  Tasting History's Max Miller recounts the tragic story of the Great Molasses Flood,
 which washed through Boston, Massachusetts in the winter of 1919, knocking
buildings off their foundation and smothering men, women, and children 
caught up in the huge wave of hot molasses pouring through the streets.

 

Image courtesy/Vita Brevis

Obtained from refining sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar, this old-time
 sweetener is an essential ingredient in homemade baked beans as well
as in Fannie Farmer's famous Boston Brown Bread baked in a can.

The Great Molasses Flood/Boston Brown Bread
Tasting History With Max Miller
(Uploaded January 17, 2023)