ChocolateBet: May 23, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
9 small pieces (rocks)
Manufactured for and Distributed by Alaska Jack's
Chocolate River Rocks
Good +
Weight: .5 oz. (14.1 g.)/6.75 oz. (191 g.) total plastic jar
Calories: 75 calories
Cost: $8.95 total jar
Purchased from: gift store at Ted Stevens Airport in Anchorage, Alaska

I wasn't able to visit Alaska Jack's while I was in Anchorage, but the company seemed to have a fair number of products available in stores there. The Alaska Jack's brand included an image of a grizzled prospector (Jack?) -- that evoked the gold rush in the Yukon era.

ChocolateBet: May 22, 2010

Chocolate(s) of the Day:
Novelty Mints/Distrib. Tweedie and Storter (Alaska)

1.) Alaska - Milk Chocolate bar (with art from Alaskan artist Jon Van Zyle)
Good - Good +
Weight: .33 oz. (9.3 g.)/ 2 oz. (56 g.) total bar
Calories: 55 calories in 1/6 bar
Cost: $3.50 for total bar
Purchased from: Cabin Fever, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska

2.) Gourmet Milk Chocolate bar - with The Alaska Art of Barbra Lavallee
Good - Good +
Weight: .375 oz. (10.6 g.)/ 2.25 oz. (64 g.) ttl bar
Calories: 56 calories in 1/6 bar
Cost: $3.50 for total bar
Purchased from: Cabin Fever, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska

I enjoyed finding out more about local Alaska artists when I purchased these two chocolate bars at the Cabin Fever gift shop, in downtown Anchorage.