Wednesday, April 1, 2009

ChocolateBet: April 1, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

4 pieces
De Brito Chocolate Factory
California Apricots in Chocolate (Dark)
Very Good
Weight: ~1.6 oz. (45.28g.)/4 oz. (~113.2 g.) ttl pkg.
Calories: 240 calories
Cost: $3.34 for total package
Purchased from: De Brito Chocolate Factory, in Hollister, CA

Apricots stand up well to dark chocolate; you can still taste the fruit underneath. And starting with great apricots makes these even better.

I grew up in California, on a street that used to be an apricot orchard; and there were still apricot trees in the neighborhood. So, I have fond memories of fresh, dried, and chocolate-covered apricots. For those that grew up in Santa Clara County (before it was largely paved over and renamed Silicon Valley), you may remember Bee Ritchie's chocolate-covered/dipped prunes and apricots, Mariani dried apricots, and a host of other local names like this.

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