I have a cyber friend that some of you may know, Mariana is her name. She is bright, brilliant and absolutely the most vibrant person I have ever met. Her positive outlook on life is something to envy. She is older than I am (and that isn’t young) and takes no medicine, has no ailments and feels great every day she says. Her secret? Blackstrap molasses. She told me a few months ago that I needed to take a spoonful of the dark, sticky gunk every day and it would cure my headaches and a multitude of other things. I finally found a store that sold it, and today I had my first tablespoon of the stuff.

     My dad used to eat blackstrap molasses mixed with butter, on toast. He loves it. I had tried it that way, and I remembered it as being somewhat tasty, but who needs the calories from the butter? So, first I tried stirring it into a cup of tea, which immediately turned coal black and made me gag. It went down the drain. I decided just to “bite the bullet” and just swallow a spoonful. Bleck…I’m still chilling at the thought of it. I want better digestion, more energy, less headaches, no acne…well, okay, I don’t have acne anyway…but, it does cure it. I have to find a way to swallow this stuff.  I think tomorrow I’ll try it with peanut butter on toast, can’t wait.