ChocolateBet: January 12, 2010

Chocolate(s) of the Day:
The Huckleberry People
1.) 1 bag Montana Deer Poop (Chocolate Panned Peanuts) Very Good
2.) 1 bag Montana Cow Patties (Chocolate Covered Praline Peanuts) Very Good
Weight: 1.) 4 oz. (113 g.), and 2.) 4 oz. (113 g.)
Calories: 1,200 calories in 2 (4-oz.) bags
Cost: N/A - gift from Megan (approx. $4.99 per bag)
Purchased from: N/A gift from Megan (bought in Montana)

Day #6 of chocolate animal theme week. Technically these bags of Deer Poop and Cow Patties could be considered animal chocolate (by-products). The concept may not sound appetizing, but these chocolates were very good. Thank you to Megan for picking these up in Montana.

ChocolateBet: January 11, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece/head
Vanishing Creatures Chocolates
Chocolate Hippo head
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 2.65 oz. (75 g) / 7.95 oz. (225 g.) (estimate) total box of 3 heads
Calories: 397 calories (estimate) in one head
Cost: $N/A - gift
Purchased from: N/A - gift; thank you Alec

Today was Day #5 of Chocolate Animal theme week.

Today's chocolate creature was a finely crafted, 3D hippopotamus (hippo) head. (See image above from box; the hippo is the middle of the three animals pictured.)

ChocolateBet: January 10, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 piece/head
Vanishing Creatures
Gorilla Head
Very Good
Weight: 1.32 oz. (37 g)/7.95 oz. (225 g.) (estim.) total round white box of 3 heads
Calories: 198 calories (estimate)
Cost: N/A - gift 
Purchased from: N/A - gift from Alec

The chocolate gorilla head was carefully cut in half and served in bowls. I split this with Alec - who I can thank for this gift. Again, like the koala head (yesterday's chocolate of the day), I gave this extra points for the design. The molding of the face was very detailed and realistic. While these chocolates were designed to benefit wildlife; however, the wall trophy-style backing was a bit strange.

Day #4 of chocolate animal theme week.

ChocolateBet: January 9, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece/head
Vanishing Creatures Chocolates
Koala head
Very Good
Weight: 2.65 oz. (75 g)/7.95 oz. (225 g.) (estimate) total round white box of 3 heads
Calories: 397 calories in 1 head (estimate)
Cost: $ N/A - gift from Alec
Purchased from: N/A - gift from Alec

The Vanishing Creatures molded chocolate koala head looked fairly real. It was even "mounted" on a wall plaque-like backing. Yes, I was contributing to a good cause I thought, as I was gnawing the face and ear off the poor chocolate animal. I munched on some greens afterward. This leaf was for you Mr. or Mrs. koala.

Day #3 of chocolate animal theme week.

ChocolateBet: January 8, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 mouse
Bissinger's
Milk Chocolate Mice
Good - Good +
Weight: .5 oz. (14.3 g.)/3 oz. (85 g.) in box of 6 pieces
Calories: 80 calories in 1 mouse
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Miette Bakery, Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA

These milk chocolate mice were cleverly designed so that they could be hung on a tree (their tails double back in a loop, making a hole through which you could run some string, ribbon, or a hook). I missed the opportunity to decorate a Christmas tree with these cute little rodents, since I just opened the box today. However, they're just in time for chocolate animal theme week. Yesterday featured cats, today mice. Tomorrow: monkeys perhaps? (Note: mice do not include tiny Santa hats.)

Day #2 of chocolate animal theme week.

ChocolateBet: January 7, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
6 pieces
Heilemann Confiserie
Katzenzungen Zartbitter
Very Good
Weight: .95 oz. (27 g.)/ 2.65 oz. (75 g.) in total package
Calories: 138 calories (estimate)
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Miette Bakery, Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA

Who could resist kittens? How about kitten tongues? These dark chocolates were, in fact, quite good. I am afraid to ask what might come after chocolate cats tongues. Chocolate pig ears? Chocolate turkey beaks? Chocolate dog tails anyone? Something tells me that at least one of these might already exist somewhere in the world. And if I continue on my search for different chocolates, I will find one of these other items in the future. Until then, I recommend these katzenzungen. So, if someone asks you "Has the cat got your tongue?" you'll have an opportunity to give them an interesting reply.

Day #1 of chocolate animal theme week.

ChocolateBet: January 6, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
3 pieces
Cadbury
Snow Bites
Good +
Weight: .35 oz. (10 g.)/3.5 oz. (100 g.) total package
Calories: 50 calories in 3 pieces
Cost: N/A - gift - Thank you to Megan
Purchased from: N/A - gift

Continuing this month's winter theme, today's edibles could have been found in a candy snowdrift (perhaps in Minnesota). Cadbury's Snow Bites (chocolate balls "in a crispy white dusted shell") were combined with (black licorice) snowman "buttons." I'd wanted to combine chocolate with licorice for awhile. These licorice buttons were made with soy instead of wheat (which I can't eat); so I jumped at the chance to buy these last month.

Hats off to those shoveling cars out of real snow drifts somewhere east of here, and best wishes to Cadbury in the U.K. The company continues to make news this month as the subject of a bidding war/takeover battle -- with Kraft, Ferrera, and Hershey as suitors.