Saturday, December 19, 2009

ChocolateBet: December 19, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

3 pieces
Necco (New England Confectionery Co.)
Haviland Chocolate Covered Orange Creme Thin Mints
Good
Weight: .74 oz. (21 g.)/5 oz. (141 g.) total package
Calories: 80 calories for 3 pieces
Cost: $0.71 (sale)
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA

Eating three of these little, very sweet, thin mints marked the end (Day #7) of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week, and also served as Day #1 of Chocolate and Orange Theme Week. Seeing different foil-wrapped round chocolates molded in the shape of citrus fruit (just knock them on on a hard surface to separate the partially fused orange segments), got me interested in comparing some of them.

Note to those who get bored with theme weeks, not to worry; I will take a break from thematically-linked chocolates soon, I think. Can I help it if there are so many different chocolates out there?

ChocolateBet: December 18, 2009



Chocolate of the Day:
2 pieces
King Leo (Quality Candy Company Inc.)
Dark Chocolate Crunchy Patties - Peppermint
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: 1.48 oz. (42 g.)/5 oz. (142 g.) total package
Calories: 180 calories in 2 pieces
Cost: $
Purchased from: Walgreens, in Palo Alto, CA?

This was Day #6 of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week. Today's dark chocolate peppermint patties contained a layer of peppermint white cream and a layer of crushed peppermint candy bits in the center -- making them texturally interesting, and refreshingly tasty.

ChocolateBet: December 17, 2009



Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Scharffen Berger
Mint (small squares) 62% Cacao
Good +
Weight: .525 oz. (15 g.) for 3/2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total package of 12 squares
Calories: 78 calories in 3 pieces
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Scharffen Berger (Berkeley, CA - before plant closed)

The focus for today's choice (for Day #5 of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week), was more on the dark chocolate, with a more subtle mint flavor than most other chocolate and mint combinations sampled this week.
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