Chocolate? Yes or No!
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (155957)
United States
September 29, 2022 5:22pm CST
Chocolate is made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels. The seeds must be fermented to get rid of their naturally bitter taste. The seeds are then dried, cleaned and roasted.
There is evidence of cocoa beverages dating back to 1900 B.C. In 1847 a discovery was made by Joseph Fry, an English chocolatier, to make chocolate moldable. Fry's of Bristol began mass-producing chocolate bars. In the late 1800s and early 1900s Nestle, Rowntree's, Cadbury and Hershey came on the scene.
Founded in 1765, the Baker Chocolate Company is the oldest producer of chocolate in the United States. White chocolate was introduced in the U.S. in 1946. It contains no nonfat cocoa solids and is a mixture of cocoa butter, milk solids and carbohydrate sweeteners.
I prefer milk chocolate to dark chocolate; and I also like white chocolate.
How about you? Do you like chocolate? What is your favorite kind?
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Sep 22
Yes, please! I love good chocolate. My favorite is See's truffles.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
I LOVE truffles. Haven't had any in ages.
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@celticeagle (158958)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Sep 22
@LindaOHio .......I get some several times a year.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
1 Oct 22
@marlina I especially like truffles. Haven't had any in about 2 or 3 years.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
I have a weakness for sweets which is really bad! I try not to eat candy as much as possible.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Sep 22
Yes, to chocolate! I like and eat all three types of chocolate but prefer milk chocolate, then dark chocolate and finally, white chocolate. (Pretty won't eat dark chocolate so all of those in a box of chocolates are mine! As are any chocolates with nuts in them. 
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
29 Sep 22
My husband eats a lot of chocolate; but I try not to indulge.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
29 Sep 22
@LindaOHio Pretty and I both enjoy it and eat it sometimes.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
30 Sep 22
I love chocolates. I prefer milk chocolate followed by white chocolate. Dark chocolate comes last in the list. I like them with nuts in it. But being a diabetic, I have to watch out
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
1 Oct 22
I have tried sugarless chocolate but don't care for it as much.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
3 Oct 22
@arunima25 I'm not a fan of dark chocolate either.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
3 Oct 22
@LindaOHio Dark chocolate is okay for diabetics but then I am not very fond of it. A small bite of dark chocolate is okay but I can not think of indulging in it. Some even advocate that dark chocolate has health benefits for diabetics.
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@LeaPea2417 (36434)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Sep 22
I love chocolate. I like all kinds.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
That's the way I am about jelly beans.
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@Deepizzaguy (94475)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Sep 22
@LindaOHio You are welcome.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
Thank you for stopping by and commenting!
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
1 Oct 22
Yes, chocolate is certainly popular.
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@dgobucks226 (34350)
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30 Sep 22
My favorite any kind White, dark, milk, no prejudices here 
Hershey was a big name in the candy business. And I'm grateful to Mr. Reese who invented the Reese's peanut butter cup. Delicious!
White, dark, milk, no prejudices here Hershey was a big name in the candy business. And I'm grateful to Mr. Reese who invented the Reese's peanut butter cup. Delicious! 1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
1 Oct 22
Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
1 Oct 22
Hubs has it around all the time. I stay out of it most of the time.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
2 Oct 22
@CarolDM That's good. I'm addicted to jelly beans and can't have them around the house.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Oct 22
@LindaOHio I enjoy it but I don't have to have it. A good treat as I said.
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
30 Sep 22
Yes!
I like all three kinds you mention, but MY favorite is Dark Chocolate. Not exactly because it tastes better or worse (I could tell the difference if I really wanted to, but they usually taste pretty-much the same to me). I like it because it's the healthiest ... maybe not as heathy as Baker's Chocolate (which I've heard tastes bland like flour).
Dark Chocolate is my favorite vegetable!
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
30 Sep 22
I love chocolates. I like all kinds of chocolates. Some chocolates are ordinary some are special or premium
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
I'm terrible. I have a very sweet tooth. I have to really control myself.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
I could go for some chocolate truffles!
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@sallypup (57836)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Sep 22
Chocolate for me, please. I have learned a very bad thing. When we eat food at our local diners and I say, Can you bring me a glass of chocolate milk?? Often the waitress will go find real chocolate syrup and dump some into a glass of plain milk. Not a mix. But syrup. Spoiled me for sure.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
30 Sep 22
I haven't had milk in decades, chocolate or otherwise.
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@lifecoachjerusalem (1038)
• Israel
30 Sep 22
I like bittersweet chocolate that doesn't have milk in it. I like the bitter taste and then I don't have to eat that much at at time, the taste stays on my tongue longer.
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