Comment by jvm___
1 day ago
Molasses was cheap because it was the packing material for plate glass - which was only made in England. Place your plate glass in a barrel, fill it with molasses and you can ship it to North America. Just wash off the glass and you're good to go.
That’s wonderful so I want it to be true. Your comment is one of the top results on my search for more info!
I was also curious and couldn’t find anything at all backing this claim. Seems like a complete fabrication, as plausible as it sounds.
Moreover, molasses was shipped from America and not the other way around.