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MsBeckie:
" . . . I like chocolate . . . "
Chocolate! I love chocolate! Have you ever tried Nutella? It's chocolate with hazelnuts! It comes in a jar! It's delicious! You can spread it on bread or dip strawberries in it! I love it!
Another fellow chocoholic, I see. Chocolate comes from the Americas and was introduced to Corte'z by Moctezuma II as cacahuatl ( Nahuatl for bitter waters). It was known as the food of the gods. This was taken back to Spain, then was made as a candy in England and as milk chocolate in Switzerland. Baker's chocolate was introduced when a Dr. Baker discovered a chocolate connoisseur in New England, and financed him to sell the chocolate. It became what is known today as Baker's chocolate. It kind of reminds us why it's important to appreciate other cultures and ecosystems, yes? Vanilla comes from the Americas too. Where would we be without it?