would this make good food?

darcurl

If I make mashed potatoes, just regular white kind. But then I mix in some brown sugar, some molasses, and some honey, would this be like mashed sweet potatoes? Someone might know, if you do please help me.

ninja dog

Sounds like ick to me.

darcurl

yeah me too. but I bought a bottle of blackstrap molasses when i went out, but I do not think I will be using it for my hair. so i was trying to concoct some yummy recipes for it, but i have been stumped. Can you help?

darcurl

So far I found out it is good in rice and baked beans. I think it might make a good searing sauce for pulled pork sandwiches.

ninja dog

Gingerbread!

That's what I always use it for. It's got a lot of iron, too, a fact with which you can console yourself if you eat too much gingerbread (as I always do).

Saria

Gingersnaps, shoofly pie/tart, barbecue sauces, glazed bacon . . .

darcurl

Doesn't anyone make unusual recipes with molasses, like adding some to your mashed potatoes, or your spaghetti sauce? I am new to molasses flavor, but i am starting to get it, it is very bold flavor, so it might not be good on mashed potatoes, with smooth flavor.

Saria

I guess I just have no desire for sweet mashed potatoes. I prefer to do that with sweet potatoes.
And to use molasses for things like desserts, glazes, and sauces. You can glaze vegetables like carrots with it. Or squash with molasses mixed with lime juice and maybe a little allspice. Also, it's always good in breads.
Basically, I like using molasses to complement and bring out sweet flavors, but not to really sweeten vegetables. If I wanted somewhat sweet mashed potatoes, I'd prefer to do something like mix it with parsnips, and maybe add something like vanilla bean, which isn't exactly sweet, but has a sweet aroma and works nicely with the butter in the potatoes.

But that's just my tastes. If you're into the idea of molasses-sweetened potatoes, that's entirely up to you!

ayotal

sounds good to me. i would do without the honey, leaving it with some type of bread, but the rest sounds mighty fine. I like salty/sweet combos, and even if the potatoes are not salty, but only sweet, it still sounds good to me.

btw this is coming from a person who orders fries to dip into her mcdonalds ice cream cone.

so tasty.