The secret to keeping your molasses jar clean

1. With a wide mouth jar, Grandma’s brand for instance, you need to wait until no molasses is descending in a stream from your spoon or knife before moving the utensil toward your plate or bowl.

2. As Step No. 1 will take more time than anyone on God’s green Earth has, you are inevitably going to slop a little molasses on the outside of the jar. It is the most sticky substance you will ever encounter.

3. Realize having a little molasses on the jar is not the end of the world. Enjoy your treat.