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About Molasses Bar Day

United States
EVENT NAME:
Molasses Bar Day, Ntl.
EVENT CATEGORIES:
Food , United States
Dates Active:
Begins: Feb 08, 2025
Ends: Feb 08, 2025
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DESCRIPTION:

National Molasses Bar Day (Treacle Bar Day) celebrates the sweet, nutty cookie-like cakes that are a favorite winter treat. Technically this day is about the cookie, which is dull, and it has no reason for being or sponsor.

We propose a better purpose, that it serves as a reminder of a tragic event a century past, even if it doesn't fall on the same day. We're talking about the Great Boston Molasses Flood (Boston Molassacre).

On January 15, 1919, an immense storage tank filled with 2.3 million gallons (8,700 m3) of molasses collapsed, sending a thick wave of the sticky liquid through Boston's historic North End. The force of the flood pushed buildings off their foundations and tipped over vehicles and railway cars. Twenty-one people, predominantly immigrants and city workers, died; another 150 were injured.

The molasses was stored to make ethanol, which is used in alcohol and munitions. A rapid warming of temperatures that day caused the tank to implode and the city to be flooded. We think remembering the people who died and the dangers associated with leaving tanks unattended during rapid weather changes is a much better tribute to Molasses Bar Day. It is certainly more interesting. Thoughts? After all, bars are like bricks, and bricks are used to rebuild.

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Oct 15, 2024

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