This word has always intrigued me. It sounds as if it is the perfect word to describe itself. In other words:
Treacle -- is a British word for molasses. The heavy sweetness of the syrup influenced people to apply its name to things overly sentimental.
My father was a collector of words and this was one of his favorites. He would cart it out whenever there was a sappy commercial on. He'd say: "That is some trifle treacle" a double play on words, sort of a Dad Joke powerhouse. While I'm on the subject, I'm not sure when jokes came to be called that and to have be a negative. I love puns and simple jokes, always have. And I'm not a dad (except to our pets) so there. :-)
See, a trifle can be food, but also something inconsequential, and treacle is a molasses but also something overly sentimental. Thus, a trifle treacle! (This is where Mary would chime in to let me know that if you have to explain your joke, it's probably not that good.)
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