Chocolate Recipes
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- 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 - Italian Chocolate Cake
2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup butter 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate, grated 1 cup cold coffee (liquid) 2 heaping cups browned flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Whites 5 eggs - Chocolate Fudge | 2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup milk 2 squares chocolate 1 tablespoon butter, walnut meats - 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 Pie
1 quart milk 6 eggs, slightly beaten 3/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 8 tablespoons cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 baked 9 inch pie shell - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating - Chocolate Marshmallows, No. 2 | Marshmallows
Marshmallows Pecan nut meats Canton Ginger Chocolate coating, melted - Chocolate Philedelphia Ice Cream
2 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate or, 1/2 lowneys cocoa 1/4 cup hot water 1 cup sugar 4 cups light cream 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - 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
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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