Golden Barrel Bulk Unsulfured Blackstrap Molasses Jug (128 Fl Oz)

This Golden Barrel molasses is thick, sweet, and super tasty. I’ve used it in cookies, baked beans, and even homemade BBQ sauce—delicious every time! Way better than the regular stuff at the store. Definitely keeping this in my kitchen.

it is so much cheaper than buying the small brand name glass bottle at the store.the flavor is great, the thickness is normal and it closes very well.I personally think it is better than the tiny glass bottle in the store.(I kept the glass bottle and we refill it when we need to, my caregiver makes out of this world molasses cookies, to make them taste like store bought cookies, you double the molasses!)It will last me probally about 6-7 months, but the cost savings is a lot cheaper on social security or anyones budget that bakes with it often.

They took care of the spilling issue and that is a good thing. As a first buyer I really appreciate that. The size is very good too, what is left is the flavor which time will tell. But it is worth it to give it a chance.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was no leakage from the shipping. I use this product to make homemade onion relish. Definitely a less sweeter taste than your typical molasses, but I do like how thick the consistency is. Awesome deal for the price. Much better than trying to buy it at a grocery store.

If, as I do, you have a taste for strong flavored black molasses, I think you will find this product acceptably adequate.When I say 'acceptably adequate", you might think I don't regard it too highly. Not so.The reason I chose those words is that, for the first however-many years of my life, the only variety that passed my lips was Tate & Lyle Black Treacle (T&L). If you've a taste for that, you'll understand my choice of words. That doesn't mean this is not good.Now I'm not a blackstrap junkie by any means but I seem to have been on a quest for the best in the US. That's because my preference - born from experience - is imported to the US only in 454g (about one pound) tins, and so is comparatively expensive.It seems that there are too few homegrown varieties of Blackstrap molasses in the US that have the same strength of flavor that comes close to The T&L product. I'm not going to suggest why that should be. But one of the best - if not THE best - that I have found is this Golden Barrel product.It has one of the best flavors, and I believe that's chiefly because of the Iron content. According to the label, one tablespoonful will have about 25% of the recommended daily amount. Ordinary molasses usually has no Iron at all, and even a strong Chinese Bead Molasses will only have around 10%.Other useful elements include Sodium (1% RDA in each tablespoon), Potassium (9%), and Calcium (20%). Those proportions are all good in my book - especially the low Sodium.[November 2018 Note: the label may have different RDA'S than the above. Apparently the FDA recently changed the label standards with a recalculation of RDAs. Golden Barrel says that the labels are changed but the proportions remain the same as always, though]Carbs are represented, of course, but only a little more than half of a spoonful (including sugars which are only about one-sixth of a spoonful).Blackstrap is one of the healthiest sugar-based foods, and it also has flavor. Plenty of uses, not only in cooking. This Golden Barrel product is not only very good, it's also one gallon, so an economical purchase of a wholesome product. Head and shoulders above other home-grown blackstraps that are readily available across the country.According to the description here, its shelf life is 4 years. When I received mine, the best before date was a few months less than 4 years away. Nevertheless, in my experience, shelf life could exceed 4 years by a comfortable margin ... and this might be all but used up by that time, so it's not a problem. Just something to be aware of.Packaging was less than I would expect, but the seal on the jug prevented any spillage during shipping.The only reason I didn't give it all five stars is that it can be purchased direct at an even better price per gallon and - if you are serious about this - in huge 5 gallon pails.

We have a wild hog problem so I use it to mix with corn to attract hogs.

It's a strong flavor, but I like molasses... a lot! I have bread / cookie recipes that can take up to a cup of molasses, and the small bottles are too expensive to use freely. Since this is strong, I add honey to mellow it out. "Iron"... when my daughter donated blood, she would occasionally be rejected for low iron; she began taking my 'expensive' bottle of molasses to work with her and taking a few tablespoons before going to her appointment - no more 'low iron'! Molasses is good stuff, and I like this more robust flavor. (Some have suggested molasses w/ baking soda might affect cancer, but I've never tried it myself, I'm not a medical expert, I can't recommend it, but - I can give it to my old dogs in small doses without qualms.)

Need a lot of molasses?Sick of going to the supermarket and spending what seems like too much money buying 2 or 3 glass jars?Me too.This gallon of molasses was the same or better quality, at a great price.