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26. Homemade Chocolates – Fun to Make! By Delmar Germyn
    Homemade chocolates can be fun to make. With microwaves in almost every home now, the art of melting chocolate wafers without burning them has been perfected. Adding fruit essences to the melted ooey-gooey-ness personalizes them, then pouring your creation into shallow molds with different details appropriate for the season, be it winter, Christmas or other festive practices.Now I agree with a lot of you and have to wonder, why make chocolates when you can go out and buy a box and even get it …



27. Chocolate : A History of Chocolate By Chrisitne Breen
    Did you know chocolate was originated in Central America? That it used to be a treat only to the rich? Chocolate has a fascinating history!The Olmecs occupied a small area south of Veracruz and were the first cultivators of the cacao pod. The Mayans were next, just south of present day Mexico, to elevate chocolate to status of the Gods. They named the cacao tree Cacahuaquchtl (tree) as they were concerned no other tree was worth naming. They believed the tree belonged to the gods and that…



28. History of Chocolate By George Murray
    Chocolate as we know it today has been 1500 years in the making.Using the beans of the cacao pod is thought to have originated with the Mayan peoples of southern Mexico and Central America fifteen hundred years ago. Beaten into a paste, the mixtures were combined with corn meal as a flavoring ingredient. Through trade the cacao bean became popular with the Aztecs, who believed it had medicinal properties.The Aztecs used the pods as a form of currency for trading and to pay tribute. The beaten …



29. The True History of Chocolate: Part 1 By Peter Cullen
    For a food that seems so familiar, most of us know surprisingly little about the real origins and history of chocolate. I counted myself in this group until very recently when I picked up a copy of a book titled ‘The True History of Chocolate”, by Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe. Published in 1996, it’s 268 pages of meticulously researched, fascinating facts and “speculation” about the origin and development of the food we call chocolate.I wonder how many of us would even recognize a cacao…



30. Can Chocolate Affect Your Sex Life? By Shalin Popat
    From the time the first coca beans were harvested by the Mayans, there has been the belief that chocolate has a euphoric impact on the body’s senses. The conquistadores saw the Emperor Montezuma of the Aztecs consuming a large quantity of cocoa in the form of a beverage called chocolatl before entering his harem. The invading Spaniards spread the Emperor’s belief that cocoa was an aphrodisiac and brought it to Europe. This belief was also shared by one of history’s most famous lovers, Giacom…



31. Chocolate - An Aphrodisiac or Better Than Sex? By Patricia Fason
    The saying may go, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach", but what about women? It is a long standing tradition to present a woman with a box of chocolate as a romantic gesture. Is it simply because women love chocolate or does the root of this tradition go deeper? Curiosity led me to do some research on the subject and here is what I found.First of all I wanted to know if chocolate was truly an aphrodisiac. An aphrodisiac is reputed to "put you in the mood for love" and the name c…



32. Chocolate Is Good For You! By Janette Blackwell
    Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for you. Under certain circumstances.Katherine Tallmadge, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, says, in the February 9, 2005, WASHINGTON POST, that “cacao, or cocoa beans, contain ‘flavanols,’ naturally occurring plant compounds also found in tea, red wine, and apples. Their properties have been studied as heart disease inhibitors.”Carl L. Keen, chair of the department of nutrition at University of California, Davis, states…



33. 7 Tips on Giving Chocolates to Your Valentine By Will Konijn
    Every year millions of people exchange chocolates on February 14th for Valentine's Day. This trend has grown very popular in recent times, especially with the rise of quality chocolates (...and the number of chocoholics). Still, even in these modern times there are a few things you need to consider before you run out and grab a chocolate gift.Fresh chocolates are the best to get Some of the larger chocolate candy makers make their chocolates for the "busy season" (December through February) as…






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