Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Blanc Mange No. 1
2 tablespoons gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 4 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate 2 cups scalded milk 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Surprise
1 cup nuts, chopped 2 sections sweet chocolate 2 Tbsps boiling water 4 egg yolks, well beaten 4 egg whites, well beaten 3 Tbsps sugar 1 dozen lady fingers Whipped cream, for garnishing Ground - Chocolate Dominoes
1/2 cup chopped walnut meats 1/2 cup chopped figs 1/2 cup almond paste grated rind of orange 2 squares premium chocolate, melted 1/4 teaspoon salt orange juice sugar - Chocolate III
2 ounces sweetened chocolate 4 cups milk Few grains salt Whipped Cream - Plain Chocolate Icing
4 Tbsps grated chocolate 3 Tbsps milk or cream 1 Tbsp water 3 1/2 ounces sugar - Chocolate Cake | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 eggs, separated 1 cup milk 5 tsps baking powder 3 ounces chocolate, melted 1 tsp vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour - Chocolate Cream, No.1 | 3 ounces of chocolate, grated
3 ounces of chocolate, grated 1/4 pound sugar 1 1/2 pint cream 1 1/2 ounce gelatine 6 egg yolks - 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 - Chocolate Marshmallows, No. 2 | Marshmallows
Marshmallows Pecan nut meats Canton Ginger Chocolate coating, melted
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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