A question about a quote from "Alice in Wonderland"?

Question

Regarding this passage from Lewis Carrol's *Alice in Wonderland*:> 'No, please go on!' Alice said very humbly; 'I won’t interrupt again. I dare say there may be ONE.'> 'One, indeed!' said the Dormouse indignantly. However, he consented to go on. 'And so these three little sisters–they were learning to draw, you know–'> 'What did they draw?’ said Alice, quite forgetting her promise.> 'Treacle,' said the Dormouse, without considering at all this time.Alice did not wish to offend the Dormouse again, so she began very cautiously: 'But I don’t understand. **Where did they draw the treacle from**?'> 'You can draw water out of a water-well,' said the Hatter; 'so **I should think you could draw treacle** out of a treacle-well–eh, stupid?'Alice's 'draw' is to 'sketch', and the Hatter's 'draw' is to 'pull' and here lies the pun, I get it. What I don't understand is the meaning of Alice's question, especially the use of *from* in the question. Can anyone rewrite her question so that her meaning is clearer (to me)?+Extra information. Dormouse's draw means to sketch.Alice knows from the earlier part of the story that the sisters are physically in the well- so a tun with a spigot doesn't work. Alice's draw means to sketch also. This we know because the Hatter's draw is to pull, and for the pun to work, their understanding must be different.

Answer 1

This scene is one of unpredictable statements and insanity at its finest, which makes it difficult to say with certainty what Lewis was truly trying to get at. Some parts just seem to be for the fun or to show the insanity of the world around us. I personally believe, however, that Alice is truly asking "from where they drew the treacle" because of what treacle is. According to the Webster's Dictionary of 1828 - online version, treacle is, "A saccharine fluid..." made from the juices of some types of vegetables or the sap of sycamore, birch, or other types of trees. Therefore, I feel she is basically asking what they made their treacle from.