Freeze-dried pine needles bring back memories of the great outdoors
Becky, a local friend, recently texted me in great excitement. She had been given (or may have stolen, I didn’t ask too many questions) from overseas family members, a bar of chocolate with Trump’s photo on it. I left it on the coffee (it will also tolerate cups of tea) table for visitors to ask about.
Few did. I looked at the ingredients and there was no cocoa content percentage listed, just ‘cocoa liquor’. The chocolate, made in the US, is subject to FDA rules, which means that milk chocolate must contain at least 10% cocoa liquor and cocoa liquor can contain cocoa beans and cocoa butter. I didn’t bite down on the Trump bar. If this piques your interest on how to read a chocolate bar, Cocoa Runners has done a good rundown on it, which is on its website.
Continue reading… Freeze-dried pine needles bring back memories of the great outdoorsBecky, a local friend, recently texted me in great excitement. She had been given (or may have stolen, I didn’t ask too many questions) from overseas family members, a bar of chocolate with Trump’s photo on it. I left it on the coffee (it will also tolerate cups of tea) table for visitors to ask about.Few did. I looked at the ingredients and there was no cocoa content percentage listed, just ‘cocoa liquor’. The chocolate, made in the US, is subject to FDA rules, which means that milk chocolate must contain at least 10% cocoa liquor and cocoa liquor can contain cocoa beans and cocoa butter. I didn’t bite down on the Trump bar. If this piques your interest on how to read a chocolate bar, Cocoa Runners has done a good rundown on it, which is on its website. Continue reading… Food, Life and style, Chocolate, Christmas
