Missouri Driveway Hack: Molasses & Salt Brine for Winter Storms

Now that the seal has been broken on winter weather in Missouri you may be of the mind to try something different when it comes to snow and ice prevention on your driveway.

Behold! -the molasses and salt brine mix that can be sprayed on your driveway to help counter ice and snow accumulation. Plus, potentially keeping your pitched driveway safer for vehicles.

You may have salted your driveway and steps at your residence to prevent slippery surfaces. Salt can successfully achieve this to varying degrees on flat surfaces. Many driveways across the Show-Me State are sloped to many different degrees depending upon your neighborhood or topography of your land.

The molasses addition to salt brine is to help it stick better throughout the winter storm while still keeping the snow and ice melting properties of the rock salt.

There are municipalities that have begun to employ this mixture of salt brine and molasses to pre-treat roadways before winter storms. The molasses inclusion seems to be effective at lower temperatures compared to just salt brine.

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Some solutions will include vinegar, wood ashes, or even cheese (???) mixed with the salt brine.

If your driveway can become treacherous when slippery, perhaps switch up your methods of prevention.