In a message dated 6/18/02 6:25:34 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
Molasses is made from sugar cane, made our colonies rich once they turned
it to rum.
Now I could get really fancy and look this up but, I've already have enough
research to do before Sunday.
Actually, I believe the Caribbean Islands made the rum. We(colonies) just
bought
it and the slaves. The Golden Triangle of slave trade comes to mind.
Bobby