sweetness n O Sup2 ~ 1 b (1912, 1920) [Nfld]. A sweetening material, esp used in tea.
1896 J A Folklore ix, 36 ~ sweetening for tea; long ~ molasses; short ~ sugar. 1912 DUNCAN 143 T' beg a barrel o' flour an' a gallon o' sweetness. 1919 GRENFELL2 164 The fact that we were without butter, and that 'sweetness' (molasses) was low, was scarcely even noticed. C 71-95 Put a bit of sweetness in your tea.
