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| Chocolate Trivia, Continued |
| Henri Nestle' and Daniel Peter of Switzerland, invented milk chocolate in 1879. Dark chocolate is gaining in popularity among chocolate fanatics. During the 18th century, chocolate was used more for its therapeutic qualities, such as prevention of stomach aches. When John Hanan brought cocoa beans from the West Indies to Massachusetts, he was thinking they would be used for medicinal purposes. They eventually realized that it tasted good even if they were feeling good. [I agree!] In America in the 1920's, the Mars family and Milton Hershey capitalized on the mass-production capabilities to bring us their all-time treats that we enjoy today. The British are second only to the Swiss when it comes to chocolate consumption. The average Brit eats 8.6 kg a year, which is more than the United States but less than Switzerland by 1/6 Kg. The retail chocolate business is worth $13 billion a year!! Americans spend the average $725 million each Valentine's day, on candy. Which makesValentine's day 4th in candy sales holidays. The first three are, Halloween, Christmas and Easter. The first chocolate box was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868 when the painted his daughter holding a kitten on a chocolate container. Boston apothecaries began to sell chocolate in the mid-1700's as a health food. Tollhouse cookies (chocolate Chip cookies) were invented by Ruth Wakefield at the Tollhouse restraunt in Whitman, MA. The chocolate used in making Oreo cookies is manufactured in Mansfield, MA. Boston is the home of the hot fudge sundae. The Hershey Candy Company produces more than 33 million chocolate kisses a day. 10% of U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of iron is found in 1 oz of baking chocolate or cocoa. Chocolate can be lethal to dogs. Theobromine, an ingredient that stimulates the cardiac muscle and the central nervous system, is what causes the toxicity. |
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