A Collection of Favourite Old Fashioned Recipes from Newfoundland & Labrador. Fat-Back & Molasses is a home-spun collection of traditional Newfoundland recipes and Labrador recipes. This book is more than a cookbook. While it contains a selection of the most tantalizing recipes found in our beautiful province, the sketches and stories also give a deep insight into the culture and life of a people very much in communion with nature and the joy of life. Fat-Back & Molasses, in addition to being a practical cooking guide giving insight into the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, it serves as a very effective conversation piece and is a necessity for any coffee table.