Dear Readers,

 

Are you one of those kids who loves chocolate more

than anything else in your Trick or Treat bag?  When

you go to a house that has full-sized Hershey bars you

simply melt in your tracks, don't you?

 

 

 

 

 

I wanted to learn more about chocolate, so I went to the

J641.3374 section and pulled this book by Sandra Markle

off the shelf.  It's called Chocolate - A Sweet History.

Just for fun, you can take this little quiz on

facts I learned from this book.  The answers are at the

bottom of this blog.

 

1.  There are chocolate trees. (True or false)

 

2.  Guess how many beans it takes to make a pound of

     chocolate.

 

3.  Cacao (chocolate) beans have been used as money. (T or F)

 

4.  What do you get when you mix cocoa powder, sugar, water,

     melted butter together?

 

5.  Name the state that Milton Hershey was born in, and later

     became the home of the Hershey chocolate factory.

 

                                BONUS ASSIGNMENT

                             Make this yummy chocolate treat called

          CHEWY CHOCOLATE YUM YUMS

Ingredients:

2 cups crunchy chow mein noodles

1 cup mini marshmallows

1 12 oz. package chocolate chips

 

Directions:

1.   Pour the noodles and marshmallows into a mixing bowl.

2.  With a grown-up's help, melt the chocolate chips in the

     microwave or on the stovetop.

3.  Have the grown-up pour the melted chocolate into the bowl.

     Stir well.

4.  Spoon the chocolate-coated noodles and marshmallows onto

     waxed paper.  Wait until the mixture cools a bit.

5.  Shape the spoonfuls into balls about the size of ping pong

     balls.

6.  Place in the refrigerator to store until you EAT and ENJOY!

 

Now for the quiz answers:

1. True

2. 400 beans = 1 pound chocolate

3. Montezuma, a famous Aztec emperor, let the Mayans pay

   their taxes in cacao beans.

4. Chocolate bar

5. Pennsylvania

 

Chocolate kisses,

Paige Turner!