Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

April 16th, 2008

Lucy, Lucy, Lucy

Arguably one of those most popular comedy bits of all time, the 39th episode of “I Love Lucy” featured Lucy and Ethel working at a chocolate factory, wrapping chocolates as they came down a conveyor belt. The episode is technically titled “Job Switching” but is better known as “Candy Factory.”
It was filmed May 30, […]

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April 10th, 2008

Check the Label for Expired Candy

The Consumerist had a great article yesterday on how to determine if M&M’s, Mars or Hershey candy is expired:
“For M&Ms and Mars candy, there’s usually a 10 digit code of numbers and letters, but you only need to worry about the first three. The first number is the last number in the year (8 means […]

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March 21st, 2008

Easter and Chocolate

Chocolate goes well with many holidays, and for good reason! But sometimes I wonder why it’s bigger for some holidays (Valentine’s and Easter) and not others (Fourth of July or Thanksgiving). Anyway, I dug up a little history to explain why chocolate and Easter go so well together:
“It was at about this time (early 1800’s) […]

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August 29th, 2007

The Most Expensive Day’s Worth of Food Possible

This was a fun article: “How much could you spend in one day on food?”

“I was thinking recently as I watched some of these ‘lifestyles of the rich and famous’ type shows, what would really be the ultimate in extravagant, unnecessary opulent indulgence? After some thought, (maybe because I was hungry) I put together the […]

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August 24th, 2007

Chocolate Bits & Pieces

Not too long ago the very generous Jennifer (jenerous? Sorry, too much BB8) over at Offbeat Homes sent me a document about chocolate that she had created for a class. I gleaned a few tidbits and present you with bits and pieces of chocolate history:

- The botanical name for the cacao tree is “Theobroma Cacao” […]

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May 1st, 2007

Was There Life Before Chocolate Chip Cookies?

There are some things you just can’t imagine living life without. For some it may be their computer, or indoor plumbing, or their car. But for many of us, it is difficult to imagine life without chocolate chip cookies.
But there was a time before chocolate chip cookies were invented. Yep, I kid you not. And […]

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April 21st, 2007

The History of Chocolate

Centuries ago chocolate was nothing like what we know it as today. It was not a sweet concoction enjoyed by anybody, but rather a bitter drink used in many ceremonies.
Chocolate originated with the Mayan civilization in South America somewhere between 250 and 900 A.D. They would make a paste from roasted cacao seeds which they […]

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March 5th, 2007

Find The Bunny

I’m sure you all love these posts telling you about more ways you can waste time online…
Lindt, the Swiss chocolatier, has come up with the Gold Bunny Hunt Game. You can search through photos from four major US cities to find the bunny, then answer trivia questions about chocolate and about the cities themselves. Highest […]

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March 2nd, 2007

How Chocolate is Made

This is an older video that has circulated around, but if you haven’t seen it, The Story of Chocolate is a wonderful 15 minute exploration of how “the food of the gods” is made. This video was produced by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), and is absolutely a must-see. I wish they would […]

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February 28th, 2007

How Tall Is Your Chocolate?

That large skyscraper model is now the world’s tallest chocolate sculpture. That is one heck of a lot of chocolate! Yes, “tallest chocolate sculpture” is actually a category in the Guinness Book of World Records, and this is the latest model to hold the distinction.
The chocolate sculpture pictured is on display at the FAO Schwartz […]

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