I don't think my last reply made it so I'll try again. ANYHOW-- Thanks again mom11 for the fast reply. It sounds much more to my liking than the other ones I've found. I do have a silly sounding question that I've always wondered about. My family always got a thick cane syrup from a mill that we called molasses. And then there was a different one called "black strap" molasses. Can you describe what you are using in your beans?