This...is?...Your Grandma's Molasses.

I bought six chicken drumsticks. I separated them into groups of two. The first two were part of an experiment to use up the last of the molasses I had in the house. Here's what I did.

First, I brined the two drums. Basically two cups of water, two tablespoons of salt. I let them bathe in the fridge for two and a half to three hours. Wasn't really paying attention to time.

I had 1/8 of a cup of molasses. I mixed it with a tablespoon of soy sauce, a teaspoon each of powdered garlic and powdered ginger, a half teaspoon of cumin, a pinch of thyme, and two dashes of dark sesame oil. After some stirring, it was still sticky, but not as thick as regular molasses.

Once the chicken was brined, I brushed the mixture onto the pieces. Yeah, brushed. I bought a Kitchen Aide brush a while back. Synthetic bristles, big plastic handle. It was pretty cheap and well worth it. Just be sure to dunk it in some water after brushing, and it will clean pretty easy.

Then I broiled the chicken in the toaster oven. One of the drums was pretty thick, and got dangerously close to the heating element, but the whole thing went off without a hitch. Took about a half an hour to cook.

The sides were peas and mashed potatoes.

The coating didn't so much sink in to the meat, but I guess I didn't expect it to. Where it was on the meat: damn tasty. Where it wasn't: still good chicken. I was kinda thinking this recipe might be good for some broiled (or grilled) chicken breast. I'll try that out sometime.