Today, the 7th of July, is World Chocolate Day!
The National Today website tells us:
“Established in 2009, World Chocolate Day marks the supposed anniversary of the day that this iconic dessert made its first entrance into Europe in 1550. All around the world on this date, candy stores, and local suppliers place their best-loved merchandise on sale so that everyone, both young and old, can enjoy a nibble of the stuff.”
Hattingdon does not have a chocolate hat, but she does have a chocolate brown hat. Here she is. It is from the mod cap series. Isn’t she cute?
“Chocolate comes from the seed of the Theobroma Cacao tree. Cacao grows in Mexico, Central America, and Northern South America, where it has been cultivated for at least three millennia. However, Africa holds 70% of the growing cacao trees in the world today. The earliest known observation of using cacao seeds is from around 1100 BC.”
If there is anything more deluxe than chocolate, we do not know what it is!
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Be sure to check this out from Eat This, Not That! The link is to an article on their website entitled, “13 Chocolate Brands That Use the Highest Quality of Ingredients.” In it they also tell you whose chocolate products to stay away from.
TheHealthSite.com has a cool article entitled, ‘Feel-Good’ Hormones: How Chocolate Positively Impact Mood And Brain Function?
Last but not least, we highly recommend this recipe for “The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake,” by Nora Cooks. It is truly moist and delicious. Magic!
Thank you, hat (and chocolate) lovers, for stopping by. Love, Hattingdon.
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