Savor That Chocolate While You Can Still Afford It

Free Internet Press ^ | February 12, 2011

[jmacusa]

LOL!!

[DesScorp]

Companies will simply find a substitute... perhaps an artificial flavor... that approximates the taste of cocoa, and then they’ll drown the products in high fructose corn syrup. In other words, chocolate will simply become what pancake syrup has; a syrup-flavored fake. Go look at the ingredients of most major pancake syrups... none of them actually have real maple syrup in them anymore, just corn syrup and artificial flavors. You can buy real maple syrup, but it’s horrendously expensive compared to common brands like Aunt Jemima, Log Cabin, etc.

[happygrl]

It was very distressing to read, in this important story, that “temperature increasing ‘climate change’” is still being weighed as a consideration in agriculture.

Aside from that, as we chocoholics say, just hand over the chocolate and no one gets hurt.

[happygrl]

I’ve always wished we could have a Cooking Forum on FR.

I’ve gotten some great recipes over the years from FR.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

I’ve been watching cocoa while watching our farm commodities and selling. Cocoa has actually been down lately, and the price a year out is still less than today’s. No need to panic ... yet, :) but I will hoarde Ghirardelli squares premium assortment just in case. It seems only prudent.

[Cacique]

Btt

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"They could start producing this in Florida and some other states immediately but it is so much cheaper where they get it now."

Cacao trees grow within 10 degrees on either size of the equator.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

There is a new weekly cooking thread ... I saw it posted this morning. A whole forum would be cool too and could be divided into main dishes, desserts, soups, etc.

[mountn man]

(This picture I found online, I use it to show the size of the Motherlode)
(Now you get an idea of how big that slice really is.)

I have a friend (hard to believe, huh?), that used to live in the Denver area. She is a MAJOR chocaholic. She told me that her and a friend/coworker had their birthdays the same week, and would get Claim Jumpers Motherlode, for the office of about 20 people. Kris and her friend would eat most during the week.

I was in Colo. about 5 years ago, and was going stay with friends (different ones, amazing, huh?) one night. I went to Claim Jumpers for lunch and then got a slice of the Motherlode to go. My buddy had his MIL and SIL living with them, so there was 5 of us. We each had 1 LAYER of the SLICE, and it was more than enough. The cake is VERY rich and dense, and on top of being rich and dense-with chocolate ganache frosting, there are chocolate chips inside the cake.

Motherlode cake recipe

Motherlode frosting recipe

[mountn man]

I’ve gotten some great recipes over the years from FR.

see #69

[mountn man]

Cacao trees grow within 10 degrees on either size of the equator.

The equator has different sizes???? Who would have thunk it?

[firebrand]

Copyeditor having a coughing fit here. You got something for it?

[NautiNurse]

I concede rarefied. Intellpuke—no.

[magslinger]

FR weekly cooking thread

[Texas Fossil]

Cooking Forum?

Yes, I have been the family baker for over 30 years.

Recently found we do have a gardening forum. Not a high volume event, but think it happens on Friday each week.

Since the passage of the FDA Food Take-over bill in the Lame Duck Session, suspect we will all be doing more of our own gardening and cooking. Small producers are exempted I am told, but the details of the legislation rules have yet to be defined or released.

You are forwarned, this WILL increase food prices.

[firebrand]

: )

[Scoutmaster]

So here’s the deal.

The rest of you find something else to satisfy your craving for something rich and sweet. Leave the chocolate for Mrs. Scoutmaster.

Because things could get a touch unpleasant around here if she doesn’t get her chocolate. Understood?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

That sounds logical to me. :)

[happygrl]

Thanks all for directing me to the Cooking Thread!

[who knows what evil?]

...but I will hoard Ghirardelli squares premium assortment just in case.

You can actually HOARD chocolate?

Wow.