Finally some good news about chocolate....LOL
I'd seen a Groupon for this tour so as we were leaving Orlando area we decided to give it a try...was actually very educational. Worth the Groupon, but not the regular price. Cocoa started back in the time of Aztec Indians in the early 1500's...they would mix the ground beans with water and chili pepper and thought it was great ...we were given some to taste...nope, not so great. It was not until the late 1500's that the drink got better, by adding sugar and vanilla and taking out the chili pepper. By mid 1600's Chocolate Houses were opening up all over Europe...it took until 1640' for Chocolate to make to the USA...via boat to St. Augustine, FL. And by 1670 made its way to Boston...it just got better from there.
Many products are made from the beans
Rather than tea sets, people had Hot Chocolate sets..
This Royalty from England was the first declare Hot Chocolate time, rather than tea time...she had something like 15-20 cups a day...not sure i could even do that.
Older Equipment used to make chocolate... but not anymore
Supply and demand are getting tough....
Sculptures made out of chocolate...amazing
Small items also made out of chocolate...very detailed
Lots of different containers chocolate has been sold in through the years..
A ballerina....yep, made of chocolate
And our tasting....some were very good...some, not for me. Denny just watched me taste.
And so many wrappers chocolate has been sold in...some we knew, many we didn't
It was a fun tour, lasted about 45min and was well done. I bought 2 small pieces and we were on the road again. It was very spendy, they used lots of eatable paint colors...they were pretty, and my 2 pieces were good, but I can buy just as good a chocolate for less...but was glad we had done the tour.
Since we'd had breakfast with Floyd and Marilyn we headed home. We stopped to look at a housing development we'd been curious about...nope not moving, just curious...and then we stopped at Keel and Curly Winery. We'd been here a long time ago and it's really changed and grown. We did some tasting and purchasing and headed home. It had been a fast 2 nites and 3 days but lots of fun...we'll see you guys next winter when you're down.
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