The label on this Calabrian import says it all: Artibel’s fig molasses ($12) is " an ancient specialyty " that " find its better utilize in confictionery, in particular like substitutive of the bee honey. " (I didn’t say you could understand it all.) Heady and smooth as any liqueur, it goes down like a snifter of candied figs. Think of it as maple syrup’s sexy sibling. A tablespoon or so atop a stack of waffles is to die for — or at least to call it a morning and go back to bed for. But it’s also ideal, according to the label, " up the greated-ice drink, like sauce up the beffsteak, and irons cooking fruit, for sweet of simple dough, up and other use suggested of the immagination. " Sound advice.
Artibel’s fig molasses is available at Dean & DeLuca. Call (800) 221-7714, and request order #371283.