676 MEALS MEDICINAL. 
but much of what is imported. as glucose is loaded with 
sulphites, and at the best such is not Cane Sugar, any more 
than the best manufactured margarine is dairy butter. The 
moral lesson to housewives is, “never to refuse a good Golden 
Syrup on the ground of its being clouded.” When quite clear 
it les also under the imputation of containing a minute 
quantity of arsenic. In the Western parts of England is made 
a concoction which goes by the name of “ Treacle-George.” 
“ Take a wide, shallow tin, a layer of short crust, a layer of plain 
Treacle, a layer of bread-crumb, and a sprinkling over of lemon- 
juice, repeating the series until the tin is filled; cover the top 
with paste, and bake in a quick oven.” Molasses is the draining 
of crude Sugar, in distinction from the Treacle of refined Sugar ; 
but the name Treacle is frequently given by misapprehension 
to molasses. The Government of Queensland, Australia, has 
lately announced two cures of alleged cancer by molasses. 
One was a cancer of the tongue, nearly choking the sufferer. 
He accidentally discovered that molasses eased his distress, 
and after his taking a teaspoonful five times a day the cancerous 
growth gradually disappeared. The other case was declared 
to be cancer of the stomach, and was cured by a similar mode 
of treatment pursued for three months. Again, by increasing 
the intestinal secretions Treacle is of frequent service for 
obviating constipation. Furthermore, it is very nourishing for 
young children towards making fat, and supplying bodily 
warmth. “Once on a time” (see Alice in Wonderland) ‘“ there 
were three little sisters, Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie, who lived at 
the bottom of a well; they lived there because it was a Treacle 
well ; and these three little sisters were learning to draw, you 
know. ‘ What did they draw?’ asked Alice. ‘ Treacle,’ said 
the Dormouse. ‘Where did they draw the Treacle from?’ 
asked Alice. ‘Why, you can draw water out of a water-well,’ 
said the Hatter, ‘so I should think you could draw Treacle 
out of a Treacle well! Eh? Stupid!’ ‘ But they were in the 
well,’ said Alice to the Dormouse. ‘ Of course they were,’ said 
the Dormouse ; ‘ well in.’ ” 
For “ Treacle tarts”’: ‘‘ Take a quarter of a pound of flour, two 
ounces of dripping, two tablespoonfuls of Treacle, and two table- 
spoonfuls of bread-crumbs; put the flour in a basin, with a pinch 
of salt, and rub the dripping lightly in; add sufficient water to 
make a stiff paste; roll it out on a floured board, and lime a 
