Honey, sugar, brown sugar, or maple syrup were sometimes used to sweeten the drink instead of molasses.
For example, a recipe might call for 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed, or 2 heaping cups flour.
A drink made with sliced ginger cooked in water with brown sugar or a cola is used as a folk medicine for the common cold.
The mill produced brown sugar which was taken elsewhere for further refining.
There are many regional variations to this classic dish, for instance some recipes substitute cider for vinegar, and brown sugar for sugar.
In many wine regions, brown sugar is an illegal additive, and in regions that disallow chaptalization altogether, grape concentrate may be added.
The warm filling, made from syrup, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon, is spread in between the waffle halves, which glues them together.
The syrup is made by heating brown sugar in a small quantity of water.
