This test looks for antibodies to red blood cells (RBCs) in your blood. These antibodies can cause problems during blood transfusions or, if you're pregnant, with your unborn baby. Red blood cells fall into 1 of 4 main groups: O, A, B, or AB.
To make molasses, sugar cane is harvested and stripped of leaves. Its juice is extracted, usually by cutting, crushing, or mashing. The juice is boiled to concentrate it, promoting sugar crystallization. The result of this first boiling is called first syrup, and it has the highest sugar content. First syrup is usually referred to in the Southern states of the U.S. as cane syrup, as opposed to molasses. Second molasses is created from a second boiling and sugar extraction, and has a slightly bitter taste.
Roel Smart/iStock/Getty Images. Commercial molasses is made from the syrup of sugar cane or sugar beets, but there is an easier alternative for making molasses at home. Sorghum can be grown in the home garden and processed to make sorghum molasses or sorghum syrup. This rich, brown molasses can be used in the same way as traditional molasses or as an alternative to granulated sugar. It can be preserved in sealed containers for winter use.