Choc-o-late

Choc-o-late- 1.Roasted, shelled and ground cacao or flavoring agent 2. A small candy with a hard or soft center 3. Made or flavored with chocolate Synonyms: Confection, dessert, delight

"Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands- and then eat just one of the pieces." -Judith Viorst

"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate." -Katharine Hepburn

"It's not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let's face it far more reliable than a man." -
Miranda Ingram

"Exercise is a dirty word. Everytime I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate." -Charles M. Schultz

Facts...

The name of the chocolate plant is Theobromba cacao, which means "food of the gods."

Research shows that when men have a craving, they tend to reach for fatty or salty foods, but women desire chocolate.

Chocolate, in the form of a beverage, was introduced to the American colonies in 1765. Solid chocolate wasn't invented until the mid-19th century in Britian.

U.S. chocolate manufacturers use about 3.5 million pounds of milk a day.


A Chocolate-covered Quiz

1. What is the most popular type of chocolate in America?

2. What year was the Hershey's chocolate bar invented?

3. Which country consumes the most chocolate per person per year?

4. Leonard Hershfield invented the Tootsie Roll. For whom did he name it?




Answers:
1. Milk
2. 1894
3. Switzerland
4. His daughter