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Old 01-28-2011, 03:55 PM   #14969
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Not sure treacle is in my vocabulary, but I know it's in Harry Potter's...
It is mined in Great Britain, most notably notably in Wem (Shropshire), Talskiddy, Bisham, Nuneaton, Chobham, Tongham, Tadley, Skidby, Ditchford, Crick and Dunchideock; in several northern towns including Natland and Baggrow in Cumbria; in Croftamie, Scotland; and in the village of Wymsey.

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Treacle mining is the fictitious mining of treacle (similar to molasses) in a raw form similar to coal. The subject purports to be serious but is an attempt to test credulity. Thick black treacle makes the deception plausible. The topic has been a joke in British humour for a century.
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