Liquid by-product that remains after sugar has been extracted from sugar cane or sugar.
One of Gayelord Hauser’s wonder foods. Hauser (1895-1984) was born in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1911, but returned to Europe soon afterwards, apparently with incurable tuberculosis of the hip. Acting on advice that he must eat only natural foods, he turned to a diet of fresh fruit and vegetables. His hip healed. In the early 1920s he returned to the United States, changing his name from Helmut Eugene Benjamin Gellert Hauser to Gayelord Hauser, and became an advocate of naturopathy and naprapathy. Naprapathy is a system of dietary measures and treatment by manipulation of the connective tissues and adjoining structures. Convinced of the healing powers of natural foods and counseled by Benjamin Lust, sometimes described as the father of American naturopathy, Hauser advocated five wonder foods: skim milk, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, yogurt and blackstrap molasses.
Hauser has definitely influenced eating habits, and with the exception of blackstrap molasses, his wonder foods are still high on the list of health food devotees. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tried to curb unsubstantiated claims for these foods.