Editing Treacle (section)

{{Short description|Uncrystallized syrup made during the refining of sugar}} 
[[File:Treacle-Sri Lanka.jpg|thumb|300x300px|Treacle in a bowl]]
'''Treacle''' ({{IPAc-en|'|t|r|iː|k|əl}})<ref>"treacle, ''n.''", in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref> is any uncrystallised [[syrup]] made during the refining of [[sugar]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Specials%20and%20Holidays/Treacle%20Origin%20Uses%20Recipes.htm|title = Treacle Origins and Uses at www.recipes4us.co.uk|access-date = 2008-03-31|archive-date = 2018-10-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181003010739/http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Specials%20and%20Holidays/Treacle%20Origin%20Uses%20Recipes.htm|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name=OED>Oxford Dictionary {{ISBN|978-1-85152-101-2}}</ref> The most common forms of treacle are [[golden syrup]], a pale variety, and black treacle, a darker variety similar to [[molasses]]. Black treacle has a distinctively strong, slightly bitter flavour, and a richer colour than [[golden syrup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treacle|title=Definition of TREACLE|website=www.merriam-webster.com|access-date=2010-10-12|archive-date=2010-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410131642/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treacle|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Golden syrup]] treacle is a common sweetener and condiment in [[British cuisine]], found in such dishes as [[treacle tart]] and [[treacle sponge pudding]].