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Recent Examples on the Web North Coast Laguna Baja: Inspired by the grey whale migrations between the Mendocino coast and Baja, Mexico, Laguna Baja is a traditional Vienna lager with toasty malt, brown sugar, toffee and molasses flavors and a small floral hop bite. — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, "Beer trend alert: The resurgence of Mexican lager," 6 Sep. 2019 Well, that molasses takes a long sabbatical in the back of your pantry. — Jesse Sparks, Bon Appétit, "9 Pantry Staples You Probably Need to Replace," 3 Sep. 2019 The flavor is described by the ice cream maker as a molasses honeycomb candy ice cream with crunchy honeycomb pieces. — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Graeter's offering honey of a treat to beat the heat," 24 June 2019 The molasses is used to mask the smell and make the feed taste better. — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, "UC Davis researchers study ways to reduce methane in cow belches," 25 May 2018 The rhythm section was the key to the track: the drummer laid down a lagging beat, and the bassist played a molasses-slow riff. — Elias Leight, Billboard, "CMT Music Awards 2017: All the Performances Ranked From Worst to Best," 7 June 2017 Its chocolate chip cookie has 4 grams of carbs and is made with almond flour, molasses and Stevia, Porcello said. — Gloria Casas, Elgin Courier-News, "Downtown Elgin Harvest Market opens for new season," 1 June 2017 This aged rum, newly arrived from the Philippines, is made in small batches with a base of molasses produced from an old strain of sugar cane. — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, "A Sipping Rum From the Philippines," 30 May 2017 Over the decades West has been one of the sport's more polarizing umpires, often accused of inserting himself into games, or speaking out on topics like the slow-as-molasses pace of the Yankees-Red Sox matchups. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Controversial umpire Joe West closing in on historic baseball milestone," 27 May 2017

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