http://www.independent.co.uk/l...t-juice-2211507.html

Great news for chocolate lovers: new research published February 7 in Chemistry Central Journal claims that chocolate contains more antioxidants (polyphenols and flavanols) than fruit juice. Take note: the research was conducted by Hershey.

Not you Blizzie, I was talkin about the weathery things that whip in off the North Sea and up the river.  It doesn't matter which street you are walking up and how often you change direction they are always in your face. 

So true

So the truth is out.  American chocolate tastes like shyte because it is

Someone brought me back a tin of Hershey's Kisses.....they are yukky

Thats all cheao chocloate is is fat....

I'm not a chocolate lover tbh Kaytee but imo Godiva  is THE chocolate,Mr L got me some for Valentines day,I tried soooo hard to be good,I failed.

It is gorgeous Lee...., I am also partial to a Thornton's rum truffle every now and again

Mebbe, but it tastes nice

My DiL bought me a huge Thornton's limited edition box of chocs,I'm trying to pretend they're not there but you reminded me.*Goes to munch some check*

Step away from the chocs Lee.....you'll scoff the lot

*Wipes mouth* Pardon 

And here is another thing.  Have you noticed that if you have a big bar of cadburys in the cupboards (just for emergencies or if you should invite some like minded chums over) and you decide to make sure it isn't going off by sampling a few squares,  so you break a row off and it doesn't break in a straight line, it always manages to break through at least one extra square diagonally?

So after eating your sample squares you are forced to break off the triangly bits and eat them as well so it looks nice and neat before you put it into the cupboard again. 

GEORDIE LASS(QUOTE)So after eating your sample squares you are forced to break off the triangly bits and eat them as well so it looks nice and neat before you put it into the cupboard again.


I just did that with me squares of wholenut

After reading this I've just gone and done the same bloody thing

The thread sent us hunting for the chocolate.....and yes, that is what happens

5 a day sounds fab Geordie Lass.....but only if it tastes like it used to!!!! I just had a bar...for hormonal reasons.....and it tasted 'bitty' if that makes sense??!!!


And I find the best way to avoid the uneven chocolate bar in the fridge scenario is to just eat the whole darn thing.....simples!!!

Geordie lass

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Cupcake I know exactly what you mean.  Some bugger with a Euro Interfering Axe to grind has made them take out the juicy flavours and replace them with New Bland Flavour.

Very true Geordie lass, and also I have noticed that the old 'half pound blocks' seem smaller, but the price is extortionate!  Cadburys used to be my fave choc but now it's lost it's sparkle. 

I think I must be a bit odd as I hate Thornton's chocolate.

I'm in the Hotel Chocolat tasting club - now that's what I call good chocolate

Miss S, I don't love it either.  My partner raves over it but I have always preferred cadburys or rowntree....  I think Thorntons is over rated.

I do like thorntons toffee though.

Well,  I can just about bear Thornton's treacle toffee but not the ordinary toffee - my OH loves that too.

But the chocolates, to me they are just sickly

Yes they are a bit rich Miss S.

I have a lot of friends who are employed (for the minute) by Cadbury's but Kraft have totally destroyed the factory.  A lot of the production has gone to Poland and Kraft are working frantically to advertise their other chocolate product Milka bars which are rank 

Everyone here in Birmingham knows it's only a matter of time before the factory plus Cadbury world is closed and those jobs lost.  They've already switched the head office to Zurich to avoid paying corporation tax in this country.


So sad

I am sorry to hear that Pengy.  I knew as soon as kraft took over that they would close it down and ship it off to the USA..  They haven't yet but they will.

That is sad Pengy 

it was one of the biggest employers in South Birmingham and generations of families have worked there - their skills are in chocolate making a bit like Terry's of York who were also taken over by Kraft so I guess we can take them as the blue print because it doesn't exist except in name and all production was moved to eastern europe and the York factory closed 

I personally refuse to eat anything made by Kraft 

Thats such a shame Pengy   Have to say though as I said before... I had some milk tray last week and no way was it the same as it used to be...there was something missing... it was nice but didn't have that 'kick.'  It didn't taste milky enough...  I was a tad disappointed............

for me it's the same as HP Sauce which was another Birmingham factory taken over by another American company Heinz, asset stripped and production sent to Holland where they already had a factory - it just doesn't taste the same to me 

Funny you should say that Pengy.  I thought exactly the same about HP sauce when it was taken over!

Boycott them that's all I can say 

Me too!  Anyway, nice chatting with you all tonight.  Gotta go now.  Take care. 

Apart from Cadburys...   Hershey's (well the Reese's peanut range, made by Hershy) is the only other chocolate I like!



Hersheys kisses are horrible though!

Green & Blacks if I'm buying in the supermarket but we have some great handmade choclate in the deli's that is to die for. *drools*

And without wishing to sound like a disappointed shopaholic but Asda have gone downhill since that bloody Walmart took over.  I can't find anything and the racking looks like something out of a garage. Its like Aldi or Lidl except it has some brands I still recognise.  
*wanders off to get 4 squares off the end of my large (but not as large as it used to be) bar of Cadburys before it goes cheesy.*