Word To Use Today: treacle.

 Treacle is delicious, but is it bad for you?

It's basically sugar, after all, whether it's black:

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or gold:

photo by Ivan Trpkov

(Yes, some people call this golden version golden syrup, but round here it's treacle - and, after all, everyone makes treacle puddings of the stuff!)

So is it potentially deadly?

Not necessarily. In fact, on occasion it can be life-saving.

Word To Use Today: treacle. Apart from the sweet sticky stuff, treacle also means antidote for poison. The Old French form of the word is triacle, and the Latin form is thēriaca, which has the antidote meaning.