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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl

One cannot talk about Chocolate and popular culture without talking about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. From my former post, you can see that over thirty three thousand of you are looking for either the book or the movie.

The Book
When I was a kid, my mom gave me a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate [...]

Chocolate, Gourmet Chocolate, Chocolate LG, and more Chocolate

Did you know that 144006 of you searched for Chocolate in September? Chocolate is on my mind lately, so I got curious to see how many others were thinking about it. In creating the greatest sweet shop of all time, I think it’s important to know what people are interested in right now, (chocolate) and [...]

Glazies Donuts – Provo and Orem, Utah

Are you looking for Glazie’s Donuts in Provo or Orem, Utah? Well, it seems that others are looking as well. Below are the 2 locations I know of, and addresses and directions. Since I’ve already noticed a couple hits from people looking for them (there is no page for them online – not even on [...]

Some Candy Facts for Halloween – National Confectioners Association

So Halloween is less than 2 days away – have you got your costume ready yet? Well, here’s some interesting facts about Halloween Candy from the National Confectioners Association:

Bite-sized chocolate candies are the post popular type of candy to be included in Halloween activities (76 percent), followed by bite-sized non-chocolate candies (30 [...]

Halloween Candy at Walmart

Halloween candy

Originally uploaded by qmchenry.

So I was over at Walmart tonight (a place I call affectionately “Wally world” since it sounds as circus-like as the store itself) and picked up a big bag of Halloween candy (Holy cow man, $8?). For the costumed kiddies come [...]

New Fair Food – Fried Coke Balls?

So I’ve been hearing about Fried Coke quite a bit, as a break-out fair food for those who love their sweet fried treats.

Abel Gonzales, 36, a computer analyst from Dallas, tried about 15 different varieties before coming up with his perfect recipe — a batter mix made with Coca-Cola syrup, a drizzle of strawberry syrup, [...]

Some Candy Facts for Halloween – US Census Bureau

1,241
Number of U.S. manufacturing establishments that produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2004, employing 43,322 people and shipping $12.5 billion worth of goods. California led the nation in the number of chocolate and cocoa manufacturing establishments, with 136, followed by Pennsylvania, with 122.

515
Number of U.S. establishments that manufactured nonchocolate confectionary products in 2004. These establishments [...]

Chocolate Makers Begin Labeling Products With Cacao Content

Have you started to see numbers and percentages appear on some of your chocolates and don’t know what they mean? Yup, American chocolate makers have begun labeling their bars according to cacao (pronounced KA-cow) content, a blend of cocoa solids and cocoa butter that combine to make chocolate, according to The St. Paul Pioneer Press [...]

Learn to Sculpt Chocolate – Chocolate Showpiece Class

So I get the newsletter from the Utah Chocolate Show people, and here’s something that sounds pretty fun that they just announced in the recent edition:

Registration Open on the Showpiece Class!
We recently announced one of our big new offerings at this yearâ€™s Utah Chocolate Showâ€”a private, 3-hour chocolate showpiece class, where even beginners can learn [...]

Chocolate Virgin Mary?

MiraCuLos CHoCoLaTe…. MariAn ImaGe at a ChoCoLaTe

Originally uploaded by friendsofsanroque.

Now if you haven’t heard this story running around the web over the past couple months, then you aren’t a true lover of all things chocolate. (No I’m not going to blog or link to the [...]

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