"Slow as molasses in January?"

[TechBear_Seattle]

Sometimes, molasses in January ain't so slow, not when it is a wall of the gooey stuff some 8 to 15 feet tall. I went to the Wikipedia to look something up, and the "On This Day..." section mentioned this article:

The Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses tank burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150. The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that on hot summer days the area still smells of molasses.

Wikipedia article on Boston Molasses Disaster

You can learn the darndest things from the Wikipedia. :toast:

[Arkansas Granny]

1. We always specified that the molasses was running uphill in January,

which makes it very slow. If it's running downhill, that's another matter altogether.