blackstraps

Noun

blackstrap (usually uncountable, plural blackstraps)

1. (usually) The dark, viscous molasses remaining after maximum extraction of sugar from raw sugar cane, used in manufacturing and cattle feed.
   • Smoked over cherry and mesquite wood, and dried in a convection oven, it gets its flavors from organic blackstrap molasses, Jim Beam bourbon, and salt and pepper.2007 July 25, David Hochman, “For Epicures, a New Take on Jerky”, in New York Times
2. (obsolete, usually) A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.
   • No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.1845, Sylvester Judd, Margaret: A Tale of the Real and the Ideal, Blight and Bloom; Including Sketches of a Place Not Before Described, Called Mons Christi
3. (obsolete, slang, usually) Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean.