Brer Rabbit Molasses: Sweet Sassy Molassy!

Yesterday the staff of the Wren’s Nest received a bottle of Brer Rabbit Molasses in the mail.

Who knew characters in Joel Chandler Harris stories had such a corner on the pancake market?

Miss Nannie, one of our docents, got all excited when she saw our new acquisition.  She explained that her family used molasses all the time when she was growing up in the red hills of Alabama.

Her family was too poor to afford butter, so they’d mix the molasses with bacon grease and spread it on biscuits.

Now the only sweetening Nannie needs is a few tablespoons of sugar per ounce of beer.  Delicious.

But most importantly, thank you, Kirk, frequent blog commenter and member of the Wren’s Nest, for sending it over!  We’re going to make Brer Rabbit Molasses Ginger Bread Cookies for the Family Reunion tomorrow.