molasses vs sherbet

molasses

noun
  • Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup. 

  • A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. 

  • Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words. 

sherbet

noun
  • A food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients. 

  • An effervescent powder made of bicarbonate of soda, sugar and flavourings, intended to be eaten alone or mixed with water to make a drink. 

  • A traditional West and South Asian sweet drink prepared from fruits or flower petals. 

  • An alcoholic drink, especially beer. 

How often have the words molasses and sherbet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )