Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Fudge, No 1 | 2 cups sugar
2 cups sugar 1 cup milk 1/4 cup cocoa Pinch of soda Vanilla to taste 2 Tbsps butter 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped - Chocolate Ice Cream | 3 pints cream
3 pints cream 1 pint milk 2 eggs, beaten 4 ounces chocolate, grated 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla extract - Chocolate Walnut Wafers
1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 squares premium chocolate, grated 1/4 cup milk 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 teaspoon salt - Hot Chocolate | 1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake
1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake Boiling water Milk - Chocolate Cream No.1 | 1/4 pound of the best chocolate
1/4 pound of the best chocolate Fine sugar 1 /2 pint of cream - Crisp Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
1/2 cup finely cut dates 6 oz. chocolate chips 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon soda 3/4 cup crisco 1 1/2 backed brown sugar 1 egg, unbeaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 - Plain Chocolate Icing
4 Tbsps grated chocolate 3 Tbsps milk or cream 1 Tbsp water 3 1/2 ounces sugar - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating - Chocolate Cream Filling | 2 cups milk
2 cups milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 square (ounce) cooking chocolate, melted 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla - Chocolate Cream Nectar
2 squares (ounces) of chocolate 1/2 cup liquid coffee 3 cups water 1 cup sugar Whipped cream 1 tsp vanilla extract
About Chocolate
- Chocolate has been linked to improved mood and emotional state because many scientists believe it boosts endorphin and serotonin levels in the brain
- Dark chocolate has a higher ratio of cacao solids and lower ratio of milk and cacao butter than milk chocolate
- Dark chocolate can increase the blood flow to arteries, and the entire circulatory system
- Dark chocolate contains high antioxidant content which lowers LDL "bad" cholesterol
- Rudolphe Lindt developed a process of using heat and friction to create the smooth chocolate product that we enjoy today
- John Cadbury was one of the first chocolate makers in England and produced chocolate for Queen Victoria
- The production of chocolate expanded dramatically when a Dutch scientist figured out how to make chocolate powder in the early 1800's
- Chocolate was enjoyed strictly by royalty in Europe as a drink with amazing health benefits
- Cacao butter is the natural fat found in the cacao seed also known as the 'Nib'
- The custom of drinking chocolate was passed along from the Mayans to the Europeans
- The cacao tree which bears the fruit that is needed to make chocolate is indigenous to South America and is known as Theobroma cacao
- Chocolate is created by extracting the seeds of the cacao pod, then sunning and fermenting the product
- The Mayans and the Aztecs consumed chocolate in magnificent quantities and often enjoyed it as a cold and spicy drink
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